Utter Shambles, Disaster, Fiasco
This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from London, Group 499, Puzzle 1 (Sherlock Holmes).
Question is: Utter Shambles, Disaster, Fiasco
and the answer is: DEBACLE
Word Meaning:
DEBACLE — (figurative) An event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences.
Definitions from Wiktionary.