Befuddled Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Saturday, September 5, 2026 · 54-Down
Appeared in 26 New York Times Crosswords between June 1995 and September 2026.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · September 5, 2026 · 54-Down · 5 letters
ATSEA0 of 5 letters revealed
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What does this clue mean?
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school"
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Known letters
5 lettersUse ? for blanks. Example: C?S?O?
Other answers seen for this clue
- Appeared in 2 New York Times Crosswords between November 2012 and April 2021.LOST4 lettersanswer page
- Appeared in 2 New York Times Crosswords between January 1996 and December 2004.ATALOSS7 lettersanswer page
- Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Friday, June 4, 2021.ASEA4 lettersanswer page
- Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Friday, May 3, 2019.INAHAZE7 lettersanswer page
- Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Thursday, February 15, 2007.INAFOG6 lettersanswer page
- Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Friday, July 5, 1996.INADAZE7 lettersanswer page
Other clues with the same answer
View all clues with this answer- Completely lost … or where the now-idiomatic answer to each italicized clue has a literal meaning
New York Times · Wednesday, September 9, 2026 · 5 letters
- Discombobulated
New York Times · Thursday, August 27, 2026 · 5 letters
- Confused
New York Times · Wednesday, June 24, 2026 · 5 letters
- Cruising the Caribbean, say
New York Times · Tuesday, June 9, 2026 · 5 letters
- Bamboozled
New York Times · Friday, November 7, 2025 · 5 letters
- Lost
New York Times · Thursday, November 6, 2025 · 5 letters
- Bewildered
New York Times · Sunday, October 5, 2025 · 5 letters
- On the ocean
New York Times · Monday, January 13, 2025 · 5 letters
- Totally perplexed
New York Times · Thursday, July 25, 2024 · 5 letters
- Needing direction
New York Times · Wednesday, January 3, 2024 · 5 letters
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