Big fiasco

Latest answer — November 23, 2025

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Military slang for a situation thoroughly messed up. 💥

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  1. 1Departed unceremoniously?
  2. 7Contained
  3. 11Tries to get a rise out of
  4. 16Seeing someone, say
  5. 17"Couldn't agree more!"
  6. 18"Couldn't agree more!"
  7. 20Certain vacation booking in Madrid?
  8. 22Things from a distant land
  9. 23Samwise ___, companion of Frodo Baggins
  10. 24Number of ancient kings in pre-Republic Rome
  11. 25Look for
  12. 26Play one's part?
  13. 27Pants, in slang
  14. 28Billions and billions of boutique items?
  15. 34One may keep a watch on you
  16. 36Honest-to-goodness
  17. 37Programming pioneer Lovelace
  18. 38Snooped (around)
  19. 39Exceed
  20. 41Put out
  21. 43Actress Conn who played Frenchy in "Grease"
  22. 44What Wile E. Coyote thinks before his new purchase backfires?
  23. 49Indiana pro athlete
  24. 50Nest egg inits.
  25. 51Nashville-to-Asheville dir.
  26. 52Big name in kitchenware
  27. 53San Francisco's ___ Valley
  28. 55Summer hours in L.A.
  29. 56Tiny stinger
  30. 58"Pretty please?"
  31. 60Bedamn
  32. 63Activity for a nimble-footed noble in Imperial Russia?
  33. 67Cocktails with curaçao
  34. 68#1, say
  35. 69Like the set of single-digit integers
  36. 71Suffix with 75-Down
  37. 73Meeting of the minds?
  38. 74Many a Yeshiva student
  39. 75Kiss ___
  40. 76Olive of old cartoons
  41. 77Little reminders
  42. 79Figure who might say "Look at me on the cover of all these fashion magazines!"?
  43. 85Many a university benefactor, informally
  44. 86Mouth-puckering
  45. 87Sport
  46. 88Observes Ramadan, in a way
  47. 90Sugar suffix
  48. 91One might have a "How's My Driving?" bumper sticker
  49. 92Home of eight of the world's 10 tallest mountains
  50. 96What bridesmaids might point out as the inferior choice while shopping?
  51. 101Bananas
  52. 102Naked ___ jaybird
  53. 103Contrarian in a nursery rhyme
  54. 104Jedi trained by Luke Skywalker
  55. 105Country singer Yearwood
  56. 107Tight fit
  57. 109Contents of a murky cauldron? (twice!)
  58. 113Tight formations
  59. 114Parking spot?
  60. 115Stop, to a sailor
  61. 116Sargasso Sea quartet
  62. 117Corner of a diamond
  63. 118Buries

Down

  1. 1Fill with love
  2. 2Love ___
  3. 3Canine frenemy of Garfield
  4. 4Leisurely evening walk
  5. 5Addis Ababa's country: Abbr.
  6. 6German article
  7. 7Mark who portrayed Luke Skywalker
  8. 8It may come with attachments
  9. 9Shepherded
  10. 10Part of what makes you you
  11. 11Ring master?
  12. 12Up, now
  13. 13Cousin of Gomez Addams
  14. 14When the first mammals and dinosaurs appeared
  15. 15Made it big
  16. 16Dizzying designs
  17. 18Mind
  18. 19Grovels
  19. 20Police dept. members
  20. 21Do the Wright thing?
  21. 25Big fiasco
  22. 29Jalopy
  23. 30John in the Radio Hall of Fame
  24. 31Indignant retort
  25. 32Like many of Horace's works
  26. 33Float component
  27. 35Strengths
  28. 40Little reminders
  29. 42Metaphorical place of indecision
  30. 44Word with gauge or guitar
  31. 45Standing on the street
  32. 46It opened in 1835 with a Chamber of Horrors
  33. 47Rice-A-___
  34. 48Charge to redeem mutual funds
  35. 49The national fruit of Japan, the kaki, is a variety of it
  36. 54Stare down
  37. 57Japan's largest carrier
  38. 58Some sci-fi film effects, in brief
  39. 59Utterances of disappointment
  40. 604x4, for one
  41. 61"Evita" narrator
  42. 62Start of many a Latin American city name
  43. 64Scruffs
  44. 65Goldie who won a 1969 Oscar for "Cactus Flower"
  45. 66Reason to see an ophthalmologist
  46. 7090° bend
  47. 71Very fast
  48. 72Reminiscent of a certain French author's work
  49. 74Banana Republic competitor
  50. 75Like some suits
  51. 78Experts in CPR
  52. 80Comically ridiculous
  53. 81Send packing
  54. 82A dirty look
  55. 83Actor Malek of "The Amateur"
  56. 84Approximately 33.8 fluid ounces
  57. 89Mortal mother of Dionysus
  58. 91Lithe
  59. 93Puts forward
  60. 94It may elicit a blessing
  61. 95Advance
  62. 97Tears down
  63. 98Bonanza discoveries
  64. 99Aquatic apex predators
  65. 100Legendary snake exterminator, familiarly
  66. 106Emulate a vagabond
  67. 108Newsroom V.I.P.s
  68. 109Kind of PC port
  69. 110Museum-funding org.
  70. 111Tuna often served tartare
  71. 112Stimpy's cartoon pal

The answer to “Big fiasco” in the New York Times crossword is SNAFU — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on November 23, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 25-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Big fiasco” answer

SNAFU (5 letters)

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Why the answer is SNAFU

Military slang for a situation thoroughly messed up. 💥

What does SNAFU mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of SNAFU is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a confused or chaotic state; a mess

When else has “Big fiasco” appeared?

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November 23, 2025 (most recent) → SNAFU. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Big fiasco”?

The answer is SNAFU, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on November 23, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Big fiasco”?

5 letters: SNAFU.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on November 23, 2025 (a Sunday puzzle), at 25-Down.

Can “Big fiasco” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

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