E22

If a house is untidy and everything is upset, you might say, “It’s a(n) ________!” or “It looks like ________.”

This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.

PIGSTY9
MESS7
A TORNADO HIT IT6
SHAMBLES3
DISASTER2
RAT’S NEST2
TORNADO HIT IT2
A BOMB WENT OFF IN HERE1
A DISASTER1
A HURRICANE HIT IT1
A MESS1
A TORNADO RIPPED THROUGH HERE1
AWFUL MESS1
CRAP1
DISASTER AREA1
PIGPEN1
RATS NEST1
TORANDO WEN THROUGH HERE1
TORNADO1
TORNADO HIT1
TORNADO WENT THROUGH1
TRASH1
WHAT CAME THROUGH HERE1
WRECK1

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