The Clue
Mess (5 letter answer)
The Answer
BOTCH
Tags
Notes
The answer BOTCH is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 750 puzzles.
Related Clues
Bungle
Bollix
Flub
Mangle
Muff
Louse up
Mess up
Muck up
Make a mess of
Definition
BOTCH as a noun:
1. (blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo) = an embarrassing mistake
BOTCH as a verb:
1. (botch, bodge, bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, blow, flub, screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul up, mess up, fuck up) = make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"