Tangle
Crossword Clue and Answers

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We most recently saw this clue in Evening Standard Quick Crossword.

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Publications

  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Friday, 8 Oct 2021
  • The Daily Mail Quick - Wednesday, 15 Sep 2021
  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Wednesday, 11 Aug 2021
  • The Mirror Quick - Sunday, 18 Apr 2021
  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Monday, 29 Mar 2021
  • The Mirror Quick - Monday, 22 Feb 2021
  • The Daily Mail Quick - Saturday, 13 Feb 2021
  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Monday, 26 Oct 2020
  • The New York Times Crossword - Sunday, 10 Nov 2019
  • The Guardian Quick - Friday, 25 Oct 2019
  • The New York Times Crossword - Wednesday, 22 May 2019

Crossword Answers

3 letters

MAT
Mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture

WEB
Membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and mammals

4 letters

KNOT
A unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude

DRAG
The act of dragging (pulling with force); "the drag up the hill exhausted him"

MAZE
Complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost

5 letters

TWIST
Twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates; "wrench a window off its hinges"; "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest"

SWEEP
A movement in an arc; "a sweep of his arm"

SKEIN
Coils of worsted yarn

SNAFU
An acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up

RAVEL
A row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking"

SNARL
Something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations"

GNARL
Something twisted and tight and swollen; "their muscles stood out in knots"; "the old man's fists were two great gnarls"; "his stomach was in knots"

MELEE
A noisy riotous fight

6 letters

MUDDLE
Mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues"

JUMBLE
A theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas

ENMESH
Entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh

DRAGIN
Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business"

TOUSLE
Disarrange or rumple; dishevel; "The strong wind tousled my hair"

7 letters

EMBROIL
Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business"

SWEEPUP
Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business"

ENSNARL
Entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh

WRESTLE
The act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"

ENTWINE
Tie or link together

8 letters

RATSNEST

ENTANGLE
Entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past"

DISHEVEL
Disarrange or rumple; dishevel; "The strong wind tousled my hair"

9 letters

IMBROGLIO
An intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation

CONFUSION
A mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw"

10 letters

INTERTWINE
Make lacework by knotting or looping

12 letters

COMPLICATION
The act or process of complicating