"muddled explanation" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It refers to an unclear or confusing explanation. Example: I tried to understand the instructions, but his muddled explanation only left me more confused.
Her remarks added to the administration's evolving and at times muddled explanation of what happened on the evening of Sept. 11 and into the next morning.
(This was a reference to Clinton's muddled explanation after she misstated F.B.I. Director James Comey's comments on her forthrightness about her e-mail server; she has, at times, made it easier for Trump than it ought to be).
And it's fair to ask: If the Lions had told Suh to reel it in earlier, instead of constantly defending him, would he have learned from his mistakes by now? Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News weighed in: Suh's muddled explanation for his stomping motion at Green Bay offensive lineman Evan Dietrich-Smith wasn't much better.
TRUMP ADMIN STILL DANCING AROUND INTEL LEAK DENIAL - Marina Fang: "President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday continued to provide a muddled explanation of reports that the president shared classified information with Russian officials in an Oval Office meeting last week.
WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday continued to provide a muddled explanation of reports that the president shared classified information with Russian officials in an Oval Office meeting last week.
When I asked Maliki about Anbar, he offered muddled explanations for why his forces had apprehended the Sunni parliamentarian.
Details of what happened to Carr have been muddled, with conflicting explanations from city officials.
Details of what happened to the protester have been muddled, with conflicting explanations from city officials.
I muddled through my explanations, terrified that someone might be curious about a balk, a bullpen, or, worst of all, the infield fly rule.
But all those explanations were abstract at best, muddled at worst, and they required levels of context that were impossible to convey in a Facebook post.
His explanation of the difference is somewhat muddled, not least because spies themselves have a hard time distinguishing between the two.
