Not neat
The crossword clue "Not neat" is answered by MESSY, a 5-letter entry. Used 15 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1946. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
MESSY
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MESSY answer page.
Used 15 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1946. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- ONTHEROCKS (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for MESSY
Every other clue in this collection answered by MESSY, most used first.
- Unkempt - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
- Untidy - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
- In disarray - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Like some divorces - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Cluttered - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
- Sloppy - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
- Disordered - used 19 times, most recently in 2014
- Like Oscar Madison - used 17 times, most recently in 2019
- Disorderly - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Complicated - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Tough to resolve - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Disheveled - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Disorganized - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- In disorder - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Like some breakups - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Not at all neat - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Rancorous, as a divorce - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
- Complicated, as a divorce - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
- Like many dorm rooms - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Chaotic - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Like many kids' rooms - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Like Oscar Madison's room - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Needing neatening - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Not quite right - AMISS, used 181 times
- Not a soul - NOONE, used 131 times
- Not together - APART, used 116 times
- Not moving - INERT, used 102 times
- Not as many - FEWER, used 69 times
- Not suitable - INAPT, used 65 times
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