Major mess
The crossword clue "Major mess" is answered by SNAFU, a 5-letter entry. Used 27 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SNAFU
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SNAFU answer page.
Used 27 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 9 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.
- FOULUP (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SNAFU
Every other clue in this collection answered by SNAFU, most used first.
- Big mess - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
- Major mix-up - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
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