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Mishandle Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is FUMBLE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: FUMBLE

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197%6Exact Match!
290%7 A mistake
390%4 Mistake or blunder

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "FUMBLE" which means:

    noun
  • • (sports) dropping the ball
  • verb
  • • Feel about uncertainly or blindly
  • • Make one's way clumsily or blindly
  • • Handle clumsily
  • • Make a mess of, destroy or ruin
  • • Drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He made a fumble and dropped the ball."
  • • "The quarterback's fumble cost his team the game."

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New York Times08 Feb 1998 Down 98
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