If a carpenter unintentionally nails a board to another at an angle, you might say, “He nailed it ______.”
This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.
| CROOKED | 10 |
| CROSSWAYS | 3 |
| COCKEYED | 1 |
| CRISS-CROSS | 1 |
| IMPROPERLY | 1 |
| OUT OF SQUARE | 1 |
| WRONG | 1 |
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