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Not Shipshape Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is MESSY which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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236%8Shipshape
336%7Shipshape

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We think the answer is "MESSY" which means:

    adjective satellite
  • • Dirty and disorderly
  • adjective
  • • (of a place, situation, person, etc) in a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly.
  • • (of a person) prone to causing mess.
  • • (of a situation) difficult or unpleasant to deal with.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "Her hair was always messy and unkempt."
  • • "The kitchen was a messy disaster after the cooking experiment."

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New York Times02 Oct 1983 Down 116
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