This is a mess! Crossword Clue

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This is a mess! Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a pen for swine
2. an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid

Hint 2: Clue Definition

MESS (noun)
1. informal terms for a difficult situation
2. a state of confusion and disorderliness
MESS (verb)
1. make a mess of or create disorder in
2. eat in a mess hall

More USA Today Crossword (8/21/2025) Answers

Across

1. Nondairy milk source

4. Not those

9. Small recipe amt.

12. Cause some drama, say

15. "Go, away, fly!"

16. Bit of gear that may help a photographer zoom in

17. "... just wow!"

18. Stuffed cornmeal cake

19. Comedian DeLaria

20. "Buyer beware" stipulation

21. Got ___ of (threw out)

22. What-___ (hypotheticals)

24. Airport area

27. "Be careful out there!"

29. Liquor in a bee's knees cocktail

31. ___ Te Ching

33. "The Last Samurai" star Watanabe

34. Post-purchase partial refund

36. WNBA Defensive Player of the Year in 2024

39. Confront aggressively

40. Put a limit on

41. Reverse

42. ___ favor

43. "Let's chat"

46. Tennis legend Williams

48. Tax pro

49. Ballpoint, e.g.

52. Didn't Cha Know? singer Erykah

53. Watch this space (Abbr.)

55. Too trusting, say

57. Wreck

58. "Star Wars" craft with a twin ion engine

60. Performs on stage

61. "Help me out here"

62. Super Mario Bros. 2 console

63. Tons 'n' tons

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Down

1. The "O" of EGOT

2. Asteroids game developer

3. Like tournament crosswords

4. Disturbing ___ Peace (record label)

5. "So friggin' cool!"

6. Fencing blade

7. One of two Liszt piano pieces

8. UFO pilots

9. "I thought we'd settled that issue?!"

10. Asked for

11. Pea holders

13. Workout unit

14. Attribute

15. Began a triathlon

23. Bronze that might be sprayed on

25. Ayra Starr's genre

26. Film spool

27. Home to NYC'S Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art

28. Between-meals bite

30. Infamous Roman emperor

31. Condiment in a Tex-Mex dinner kit

32. They're earned after some tough H.S. courses

35. One of the Chicago Cubs' team colors

36. Midday snooze

37. 'East,' in Spanish

38. Establishments that might serve "tabbyccinos"

44. "__ USA": NPR program hosted by Maria Hinojosa

45. Akira Toriyama's art

47. Ends a triathlon

49. Falafel holders

50. Calendar entry

51. Like someone who geeks out watching "Jeopardy!"

52. Muffin type

54. Red root veggie

56. "This massage is amazing!"

58. "This is new to me," in online shorthand

59. Journalist Tarbell

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