Clues for the word "UPSET"
We've had 254 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 492 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Your Life Choices crossword on January 20, 2026.
Definition of upset
- v. t. - To set up; to put upright.
- v. t. - To thicken and shorten, as a heated piece of iron, by hammering on the end.
- v. t. - To shorten (a tire) in the process of resetting, originally by cutting it and hammering on the ends.
- v. t. - To overturn, overthrow, or overset; as, to upset a carriage; to upset an argument.
- v. t. - To disturb the self-possession of; to disorder the nerves of; to make ill; as, the fright upset her.
- v. i. - To become upset.
- a. - Set up; fixed; determined; -- used chiefly or only in the phrase upset price; that is, the price fixed upon as the minimum for property offered in a public sale, or, in an auction, the price at which property is set up or started by the auctioneer, and the lowest price at which it will be sold.
- n. - The act of upsetting, or the state of being upset; an overturn; as, the wagon had an upset.
Referring Clues
- Super Bowl XXXII outcome
- Underdog's hope
- Sports shocker
- Like some stomachs
- Come-from-behind victory
- Win for the underdog
- Discomfit
- Having a cow
- Election news
- Not happy
- Underdog's goal
- Unexpected defeat
- Surprising result
- Voters' surprise
- Discombobulate
- Meet surprise
- In turmoil
- Knock down
- Unexpected sports outcome
- Surprise at the polls
- Underdog's thrill
- Unexpected victory
- Underdog's win
- In a lather
- Not happy at all
- It's news in sports
- Dark horse's win
- Unexpected result
- Turn topsy-turvy
- Bent out of shape
- Capsize
- Sports coup
- Surprising outcome
- Overturned
- In tears
- Not in a good mood
- Bend out of shape
- Oddsmaker's nightmare
- Surprise win or loss
- Win unexpectedly
- Unexpected game outcome
- Ali over Foreman, e.g.
- Underdog's victory
- Victory overcoming 100-to-1 odds, e.g.
- Only horse to beat Man o' War
- Surprise win
- Super Bowl XLII result, e.g.
- Improbable win
- Arena surprise
- Unexpected win
- Arena shocker
- David's victory, e.g.
- Teed off
- Unexpected loss
- Weaker team's win
- Emotionally shaken
- Surprising game result
- Overturn
- Unexpected outcome
- Perturbed
- Sports surprise
- Topple
- Distraught
- Bookmaker's dread
- Cellar-dweller's victory
- Cause a disturbance
- In a tizzy
- Drive into a tizzy
- Favorite's defeat
- Underdog's achievement
- Jets over Colts, 1969, e.g.
- Truman's defeat of Dewey, e.g.
- Wimbledon surprise
- None too pleased
- Unexpected sports result
- Bummed out
- In tears, perhaps
- Rattled
- Victory by a long shot
- Long shot's shocking victory
- Surprise victory
- Disconcerted
- Miffed
- 16th seed's bracket win, e.g.
- Invert, as an apple cart
- Bothered
- In a state
- Anxious
- Tip
- Disturbed
- Worried
- Only horse to defeat Man o' War
- Out of sorts
- Perturb
- Make unhappy
- 100-to-1 underdog's victory
- Breaking sports news, maybe
- Romney winning California in November would be one
- Like some stomachs and elections
- Put out
- Loss by #1, say
- Agitated
- Dismayed
- Arena coup
- Wichita State over Gonzaga, e.g.
- Flustered
- Election surprise
- Spilled
- Shocking win
- Troubled
- Ruffled
- Nervous and irritable
- Turn over
- Churning, as the stomach
- Jets' victory over the Colts in Super Bowl III, famously
- Surprise of a sort
- Suprise win
- In a huff
- Tip over
- Saddened
- Move deeply
- Distressed
- Underdog's dream
- Longshot
- Diamond surprise
- Hot under the collar
- Surprising victory
- Unnerve
- Discompose
- Agitate
- Sore
- 1969 Miracle Mets series win, e.g.
- Distress
- Knock off the favorite
- Shocking game result
- Disarrange
- Cause to overturn
- Like an unwell stomach
- Emotionally agitated
- Raised collection when in distress
- In need of antacid
- Unexpected defeat for group at university?
- Lopsided win
- Cause to be unhappy
- Unhappy or distressed
- Overturn - worry
- Pet us (anag)
- Put out film collection
- Disconcert
- Knock over
- Toppled
- Members of group settle complaint
- Spilt
- Distress - surprise
- The Jockey Club all of a doodah?
- Displeased with what is of higher class?
- Unhappy
- Much dispute can possibly cause annoyance
- Disturb(ance)
- Perturbed - unexpected defeat
- Robson beating Williams, for example, winning at least six games
- Tourney surprise
- Unhappy pups let off leads
- Best unexpectedly
- Surprise - distress
- Unhappy - unexpected defeat
- Distressed - surprise
- Downcast not downcast?
- Ahead in the tennis match, but not happy
- Tip: hike with a crowd
- See 1 down
- Trouble riding mount
- Stadium surprise
- Underdog's win, e.g.
- Improbable victory
- Surprising NCAA tournament result
- Topsy-turvy
- Underdog victory
- Thrown out of bed to join crowd
- Leading group's surprise result
- Overthrow of the ruling class
- Completely ready for trouble
- Distressed by cheerful performance
- Trouble in college with group of students
- Disorder, so no longer in bed with plonk
- Disturb the balance or stability of
- Overturn; distress
- Furore raised by Gogglebox?
- Top team's surprising defeat
- On horseback, group brings distress
- Disrupt cheerful group
- Trouble leading group
- Tip over unexpected result
- Out of bed and ready for trouble
- 18 inverted arrangement
- Happy band, unhappy
- Jets' win in Super Bowl III, notably
- Beside oneself
- Tipped over
- Favorite's surprise
- Tyson's 1990 loss to Douglas, e.g.
- UMBC over Virginia, e.g.
- Annoyed
- Annoyed a union leader by an unusual step
- Unhappy, distressed
- Ticked off
- Dismay
- Advocates publishing this, providing a surprising result
- Angry
- Stomach woe
- Aggravated
- Jets' Super Bowl III win, e.g.
- Sportscast shocker
- 1969 Mets' World Series victory, e.g.
- Rocky's defeat of Apollo Creed, e.g.
- Hot and bothered
- Vexed
- Unexpected defeat for group at university?
- Surprise result of a game
- Annoy an elevated clique?
- Bad news for a bookie, perhaps
- Angry about an anagram?
- Shocking victory
- Shaken
- Surprising win
- Unexpected sports win
- Sports stunner
- Unexpected triumph
- Annoyed by a shifty pest at the youth centre
- Aggravate
- Disrupt
- Less than pleased
- Displeased
- About to break out in tears
- Underdog's amazing victory
- About to burst into tears
- Not pleased
- Quite unhappy
- Big tournament news
- Make angry
- Tournament surprise
- Victory by a Cinderella team, e.g.
- Win for a 10-Down
- Surprise ending, of sorts
- Bracket buster's victory
- Spill
- Displeased with what is of higher class?
- Part of a Cinderella story
- Beat, as a favored incumbent
- Unlikely election win, say
- Come-from-behind victory, perhaps
- Discountenanced
- It can bust one's bracket
- One-seed loss, e.g.
Last Seen In
- Your Life Choices - January 20, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - December 11, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 29, 2025
- Daily American - November 12, 2025
- Daily Quick - November 10, 2025
- Your Life Choices - November 10, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 30, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 22, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - September 17, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 29, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - August 14, 2025
- Daily Quick - July 29, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - July 24, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - June 03, 2025
- Daily Quick - May 23, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - May 15, 2025
- Daily Quick - April 25, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - April 18, 2025
- LA Times - April 13, 2025
- Daily American - April 03, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - March 23, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - March 15, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - February 03, 2025
- LA Times - January 29, 2025
- Daily American - January 17, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - January 03, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - December 29, 2024
- Daily Quick - December 07, 2024
- Your Life Choices - December 03, 2024
- Mirror Daily - November 19, 2024
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