Perplex
Crossword Clue and Answers
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We most recently saw this clue in Evening Standard Easy Crossword.
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Publications
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Tuesday, 9 Feb 2021
- Irish Independent - Simple - Monday, 25 May 2020
- The Guardian Quick - Friday, 3 May 2019
- The Daily Mail Quick - Wednesday, 31 Oct 2018
- The Guardian Speedy - Sunday, 26 Nov 2017
- The New York Times Crossword - Sunday, 9 Jul 2017
Crossword Answers
3 letters
GET
A return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
VEX
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
4 letters
BEAT
The act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
POSE
A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
5 letters
STICK
Stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"
STUMP
Remove tree stumps from; "stump a field"
ADDLE
Mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues"
AMAZE
Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
6 letters
STYMIE
A thwarting and distressing situation
BAFFLE
A flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy
BEMUSE
Cause to be confused emotionally
PUZZLE
A game that tests your ingenuity
GRAVEL
Rock fragments and pebbles
7 letters
MYSTIFY
Make mysterious; "mystify the story"
STUPEFY
Make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow; "stun fish"
NONPLUS
Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
CONFUSE
Make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"
FLUMMOX
Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
FLUSTER
Cause to be nervous or upset
8 letters
BEFUDDLE
Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
CONFOUND
Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
BEWILDER
Cause to be confused emotionally
9 letters
BAMBOOZLE
Conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"
DUMBFOUND
Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
10 letters
COMPLICATE
Make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern"
12 letters
DISORIENTATE
Cause to be lost or disoriented