The term 'in a tangle' is used to describe a situation that is complicated, chaotic, or confusing. The crossword solutions for this term are MATTED (6 letters), AFOUL (5 letters), KNOTTED (7 letters), and SNARLED (7 letters). These words all describe a tangled mess, with MATTED referring to something that is tangled and MATTED together, AFOUL meaning something that is wrong or out of order, KNOTTED referring to something that is tangled in knots, and SNARLED meaning something that is tangled and twisted.