Fuddle
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

BUG
A minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

FOG
Confusion characterized by lack of clarity

GET
A return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

FOX
Alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs

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BEAT
The act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing

DAZE
Confusion characterized by lack of clarity

FUSS
A rapid active commotion

HAZE
Confusion characterized by lack of clarity

HIGH
A lofty level or position or degree; "summer temperatures reached an all-time high"

LICK
Touching with the tongue; "the dog's laps were warm and wet"

MAZE
Complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost

MESS
A (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax

MIST
Spray finely or cover with mist

MULL
An island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides

STEW
Food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables

TIZZ

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AHIGH

ADDLE
Mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues"

AMAZE
Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

CHAOS
(physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions

CLOUD
A group of many things in the air or on the ground; "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "clouds of blossoms"; "it discharged a cloud of spores"

CROCK
An earthen jar (made of baked clay)

DIZZY
Having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling; "had a dizzy spell"; "a dizzy pinnacle"; "had a headache and felt giddy"; "a giddy precipice"; "feeling woozy from the blow on his head"; "a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff"

FLOOR
The inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure); "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors"; "we spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent"

MIXUP
Cause to be perplexed or confounded; "This problem stumped her"

SOUSE
The act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a good drenching"

STICK
Stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"

STONE
United States architect (1902-1978)

STUMP
Remove tree stumps from; "stump a field"

SWACK

SWEAT
Use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"

TIZZY
An excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"

UPSET
An improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"

THROW
The act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base"

BOOZE
An alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

DRINK
The act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"

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DUDDLE

JUMBLE
A theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas

MUDDLE
Mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues"

WELTER
Toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way; "The shipwrecked survivors weltered in the sea for hours"

BAFFLE
A flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy

BALLUP
Something badly botched or muddled

BOGGLE
Hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear

BOTHER
Make confused or perplexed or puzzled

DAZZLE
Brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily

FLURRY
Cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"

FRENZY
State of violent mental agitation

FUDDLE
Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"

MOIDER

PICKLE
Vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar

POTHER
An excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"

PUCKER
An irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)

PUTOUT
An out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout); "the first baseman made 15 putouts"

PUZZLE
A game that tests your ingenuity

RATTLE
Loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail

RUFFLE
A noisy fight

SWIVET
A panic or extreme discomposure; "it threw her into a swivet"

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BECLOUD
Make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"

BOOZEUP

BOOZIFY

BUFFALO
Any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo

DISTURB
Change the arrangement or position of

FLUMMOX
Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

FLUSTER
Cause to be nervous or upset

FLUTTER
The act of moving back and forth

MYSTIFY
Make mysterious; "mystify the story"

NONPLUS
Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

PERPLEX
Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

PERTURB
Disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom; "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion"

PLASTER
Adhesive tape used in dressing wounds

POLLUTE
Make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"

SHUFFLE
Walk by dragging one's feet; "he shuffled out of the room"; "We heard his feet shuffling down the hall"

TIPSIFY

BEDEVIL
Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"

SMOTHER
Conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"

CONFUSE
Make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"

CLUTTER
A confused multitude of things

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BEFUDDLE
Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"

CONFOUND
Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"

BEDAZZLE
To cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light; "She was dazzled by the bright headlights"

BEWILDER
Cause to be confused emotionally

DISORDER
A physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"

DISTRACT
Draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors"

ENTANGLE
Entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past"

HANGOVER
Something that has survived from the past; "a holdover from the sixties"; "hangovers from the 19th century"

OVERTAKE
Catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp"

POTVALOR

THROWOFF
Get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"

UNSETTLE
Disturb the composure of

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BAMBOOZLE
Conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"

CONFUSION
A mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw"

DISCOMFIT
Cause to lose one's composure

DISORIENT
Cause to be lost or disoriented

EMBARRASS
Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"

INEBRIETY
A temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol

RAISEHELL
Take strong and forceful action, as to object or express discontent; "She raised hell when she found out that she wold not be hired again"

TIPSINESS
A temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol

MARESNEST

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DISCOMPOSE
Cause to lose one's composure

DISCONCERT
Cause to lose one's composure