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SNAFU is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for SNAFU.

92 total results for SNAFU   ( score: 50 )

49 results for SNAFU from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthor
Sun Feb 18, 202451DReal pickleSid Sivakumar
Sat Jul 22, 202322AMilitary acronym first used in W.W. IIRobert Logan
Sat Apr 1, 202324DGrounds for an apologyWyna Liu and Joel Fagliano
Tue Mar 21, 202332ABig bungle (2)Michael Lieberman
Wed Mar 1, 202350DScrew-up (2)Aaron M. Rosenberg
Mon Oct 17, 202242ATerrible mistakeCaryn L. Robbins
Wed Sep 22, 202143AMajor mix-up (2)Grant Boroughs
Mon Aug 23, 202114DMess of a mistakeBruce Haight
Thu Apr 15, 202134DBig bungle (2)Brendan Emmett Quigley and Ben Zimmer
Tue Nov 10, 20201ABig mess (4)Robert Fisher
Tue Jun 30, 202032DReason for an apology, maybeZachary David Levy
Sun Sep 1, 201978AHuge mix-upFinn Vigeland
Tue Jul 9, 201957DProblem that has balloonedBruce Haight
Mon Jun 25, 201835DNot just a glitchKathy Wienberg
Thu Apr 27, 201751DUtter messTodd Gross
Sun Jan 18, 201570DBungleJoe Krozel
Mon Dec 8, 201452DBig mistakeKevin Christian and Andrea Carla Michaels
Fri Jun 27, 201410DReal messPeter A. Collins
Sun Feb 23, 201414DMajor glitchA Namesake of 119-Across
Tue Jan 28, 201427DReal mix-upJeff Stillman
Thu Jun 27, 201348ATotal messSean Dobbin
Wed Feb 27, 201333DChaotic situationDaniel Kantor
Wed Dec 5, 201261AMajor bollixJim Hilger
Mon Jul 23, 20127DMegamistakeLynn Lempel
Sun Apr 15, 201273AMess of a messKevin G. Der
Thu Sep 29, 201149DMajor mess (2)Ben Fish
Fri Jan 28, 201132ATangleKevin G. Der
Wed Dec 22, 201022ABig mess (4)Michael Sharp
Mon Aug 16, 20106DAwful mistakeAndrea Carla Michaels and Jennifer Nutt
Sun Feb 7, 2010106AMuddled situationPatrick Berry
Tue Jun 17, 20083DMajor muddleSteven Ginzburg
Mon Jul 30, 200738AMajor mix-up (2)Elizabeth A. Long
Tue Jun 19, 200751DMajor mess (2)John Underwood
Sun Dec 10, 200612DState of confusionDavid J. Kahn
Thu Nov 17, 200552AAcronym since 1941Brendan Emmett Quigley
Tue Jun 28, 200525DBig mess (4)Jim Hyres
Tue May 10, 20059DMajor miscueNancy Salomon
Tue Sep 17, 200222DNot just a tie-upSteven Dorfman
Wed Aug 21, 20028DScrew-up (2)Joel Kaplow
Mon Dec 31, 200114AMix-up (2)Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Tue Oct 2, 200120ABig muddleRichard Hughes
Fri Jun 16, 200043DMuddleManny Nosowsky
Tue Apr 11, 20001ABig mess (4)Nancy Salomon and Sherry O. Blackard
Sun Mar 28, 199936AMix-up (2)Cathy Allis Millhauser
Sat Mar 20, 199920ACatchall reason for failureChuck Deodene
Sat Sep 13, 199750DBollixDave Tuller
Thu May 18, 19957DMishapChuck Deodene
Thu Dec 29, 199410DSuper blooperJim Page
Wed Oct 19, 199436DMore than a boo-booD.J. Listort
1 result for SNAFU from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthor
Aug 24, 2008Cryptic23AA big mess as fun gets out of hand (5)Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
42 results for SNAFU from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sat Jun 13, 199256AMix-up, to a G.I.Eugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Wed Oct 17, 199022DMix-up, G.I. styleEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Sat Jul 28, 199040AMuddle, G.I. styleJesse RoarkeMaleska
Tue Dec 26, 198932DConfusion, to a G.I.Albert J. KlausMaleska
Sat Sep 13, 19865AChaos among G.I.'sPatterson PeppleMaleska
Mon Mar 14, 19831AMix up, G.I. styleBarbara Lunder GillisMaleska
Fri Oct 29, 19829DChaos, G.I. styleJohn GreenmanMaleska
Fri Jun 18, 198241DAwry, to a G.I.I. Judah KoolykMaleska
Fri Mar 5, 198219AOne heck of a messBette Sue CohenMaleska
Sun Dec 27, 198192DBollixed upAnne FoxMaleska
Sun Aug 16, 198140DFouled upA. J. SantoraMaleska
Fri Apr 10, 198146DMixed up, G.I. styleKay SullivanMaleska
Sun Mar 8, 198177DCause of many a blue funkMary Virginia OrnaMaleska
Wed Nov 12, 198020DIn utter confusionAlfio MicciMaleska
Wed Nov 21, 197941DBlooeyWilliam JarvisMaleska
Thu Jun 28, 197939DAwry, to a G.I.Jean J. DavisonMaleska
Mon Mar 26, 197917AIn a mess, G.I. styleJean ReedMaleska
Sun Jul 2, 197859DBlooeyAnne FoxMaleska
Mon Dec 19, 197742DAwry, to a G.I.Virginia ButlerMaleska
Sun Oct 13, 197418ABollixed upWilliam LutwiniakWeng
Fri Dec 22, 197212DConfusionUnknownWeng
Sun Nov 15, 197075DChaoticArthur BennettWeng
Thu Sep 24, 19705AAwryUnknownWeng
Wed May 6, 19705DMixupUnknownWeng
Sat Feb 24, 196831AConfused: Slang.UnknownFarrar
Tue Mar 22, 196663AMixed up as usual: Slang.UnknownFarrar
Fri Aug 13, 196514AMuddle: Slang.UnknownFarrar
Tue Jul 30, 196340AMix-up: Slang.Arthur SchulmanFarrar
Sat Apr 7, 196231DAwry, militarily speaking.Manny MillerFarrar
Thu Jun 29, 196142AAcronym from W. W. II.UnknownFarrar
Sun Jul 31, 196071DTangle: Slang.William A. Lewis Jr.Farrar
Sun Jan 31, 196013DAwry, in Army slang.W. E. JonesFarrar
Sun Nov 9, 195896AMuddle: Army slang.Diana SessionsFarrar
Wed Jan 15, 195846AMilitary mixup: Slang.Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Fri Jul 6, 195629AMixed up as usual: G. I. slang.H. L. RisteenFarrar
Sun Mar 20, 195571DConfusion: G. I. slang.Eugene T. MaleskaFarrar
Sun Mar 6, 1955103DMilitary mix-up: Slang.Maura JacobsonFarrar
Wed Jan 19, 195531AMixed up as usual: Mil. slang.UnknownFarrar
Thu Apr 16, 195320AGI term for a complete muddle.Anthony MorseFarrar
Thu Feb 28, 19521AModern word for a complete muddle.W. E. JonesFarrar
Sun Oct 28, 195128AChaotic: Mil. slang.Ralph AndersonFarrar
Sun May 14, 195060ASoldierly complaint about the situation.Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Anagrams:FUSAN, FAUNS
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