Cantankerous Crossword Clue

Last seen: THE GUARDIAN, 23 Feb 2025

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ORNERY
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Like ScroogeCrossword Clue
Bad-tempered and combativeCrossword Clue
Grumpy sits in corner, yellingCrossword Clue
Corner after commencement on the Fourth of July, like a curmudgeonCrossword Clue
Cantankerous individual welcoming king to railwayCrossword Clue
HeadstrongCrossword Clue
DifficultCrossword Clue
Like a mule I put across river by trackCrossword Clue
Ill-temperedCrossword Clue

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TESTY
5 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Like someone who is "hangry"Crossword Clue
Easily annoyedCrossword Clue
Having a short fuseCrossword Clue
IrritableCrossword Clue
Short-temperedCrossword Clue
GrouchyCrossword Clue
Impatient and ill-temperedCrossword Clue
SnappishCrossword Clue

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CRABBY
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Cross first of roads passed round by driverCrossword Clue
Annoyed and irritableCrossword Clue
Bad-temperedCrossword Clue
Ill-mannered clamour about pop group curtailedCrossword Clue
Sitting oddly in car, maybe boys in a moodCrossword Clue
Ill-tempered taxi driver having to cross riverCrossword Clue
Cross, as one scuttling off?Crossword Clue
Cry-baby mostly unsettled and grouchyCrossword Clue
Ill-tempered taxi driver parked around rear endCrossword Clue

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IRRITABLE
9 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Short-tempered Blairite upset about what finishes off StarmerCrossword Clue
Easily annoyed, bishop being pressed by two internationals on boardCrossword Clue
Cross a road, first reaching a barCrossword Clue
TetchyCrossword Clue
Irish woman starts to become loud and extremely easily annoyedCrossword Clue
CrankyCrossword Clue
PeevishCrossword Clue
Bishop among pair in Rome by altar, say, and crossCrossword Clue
Easily annoyedCrossword Clue

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MEAN
4 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
IntendCrossword Clue
Excellent, average or bad, depending on the contextCrossword Clue
Lean and ___Crossword Clue
SuggestCrossword Clue
Statistics calculationCrossword Clue
UncharitableCrossword Clue
Have in mindCrossword Clue
UnkindCrossword Clue

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PERVERSE
8 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Deliberately awkwardCrossword Clue
Each work of Pound is willfully badCrossword Clue
How a hit-maker might be paid is improperCrossword Clue
Wrong, how bard might be paid?Crossword Clue
Obstinate agent turning up with lines presented in book?Crossword Clue
Awkward way of paying a poet? Not exactlyCrossword Clue
Peculiar proposal for paying poets?Crossword Clue
Each bit of poetry is sickCrossword Clue
Its wrong, how poets get paid by results?Crossword Clue

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SURLY
5 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
BelligerentCrossword Clue
GrumpyCrossword Clue
In a bad moodCrossword Clue
Surely dropping cigarette end is rudeCrossword Clue
Definitely having no end of petulance?Crossword Clue
Non-civil English county about to be swept away by lake!Crossword Clue
Irritably unfriendlyCrossword Clue
Ill-temperedCrossword Clue

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CRANKY
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Exhibiting the effects of too little sleep, sayCrossword Clue
Eccentric has row in CyprusCrossword Clue
Cross line of taxis in empty cityCrossword Clue
Offbeat position in city's banksCrossword Clue
Offbeat position in citys banksCrossword Clue
IrascibleCrossword Clue
EccentricCrossword Clue
CrotchetyCrossword Clue
IrritableCrossword Clue

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CROSS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Symbol of ChristianityCrossword Clue
Really irritatedCrossword Clue
BetrayCrossword Clue
Ratty’s ship follows crow non-stopCrossword Clue
HybridCrossword Clue
See 11Crossword Clue
Sects' symbol?Crossword Clue
Symbol on the Swiss flagCrossword Clue
IrritableCrossword Clue
Between miffed and irateCrossword Clue

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CRUSTY
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Cold, out of practice, and grumpyCrossword Clue
Like pie made by chef initially out of practice?Crossword Clue
Like a curmudgeonCrossword Clue
Bad-tempered cur damaged enclosureCrossword Clue
See, are you on street extremely snappy and bad-tempered?Crossword Clue
Bad-tempered when caught out of practiceCrossword Clue
Surly Conservative out of touch?Crossword Clue
Surly and forbiddingCrossword Clue
Like Italian breadCrossword Clue

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CUSSED
6 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Used colorful languageCrossword Clue
Tested the censor, sayCrossword Clue
Used "colorful" languageCrossword Clue
Returning from Hades, successor is obstinateCrossword Clue
Obstinate coppers initially so extremely daringCrossword Clue
ObstinateCrossword Clue

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GRUMPY
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
IrritableCrossword Clue
Diminutive character good, the other half the size?Crossword Clue
1 in 7 is not happyCrossword Clue
Cranky Disney dwarfCrossword Clue
Ill-temperedCrossword Clue
Gee! Douglas' cat is bad-temperedCrossword Clue
Gee! Douglas cat is bad-temperedCrossword Clue
Fellow loses heart, gets back in a bad moodCrossword Clue
Seat in empty gallery likely to snap?Crossword Clue
Heartless guy, pinching bottom, makes one crossCrossword Clue

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ONERY
5 Letters

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QUERULOUS
9 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
PetulantCrossword Clue
WhinyCrossword Clue
Peevish Queen reformed rule over AmericaCrossword Clue
PeevishCrossword Clue
Complaining - question on loss of capital by Peru almost badCrossword Clue
ArgumentativeCrossword Clue
Petulant Queen rules capriciously - involving you having head cut offCrossword Clue

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TETCHY
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Irritable, tense and so on, Harry loses heartCrossword Clue
Easily annoyedCrossword Clue
Irritable, score having replaced everything in tallyCrossword Clue
Easily irritated, I will leave the City in turmoilCrossword Clue
IrritableCrossword Clue
Easy to set offCrossword Clue
Irritable gut, etc, hypodermically controlledCrossword Clue
Crusty as your old cakes and so onCrossword Clue
Cross close to short cut by yardCrossword Clue

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GRUMP
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Ill-tempered sortCrossword Clue
Crotchety sortCrossword Clue
Otto in "A Man Called Otto," for oneCrossword Clue
MoanerCrossword Clue
CurmudgeonCrossword Clue
Oscar the Grouch, e.gCrossword Clue
One with cross wordsCrossword Clue
CurmudgeonCrossword Clue
Bad-tempered person finally taking seatCrossword Clue
Doctor drinking liquor is a bad-tempered sortCrossword Clue

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BAH
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Phooey!"Crossword Clue
"Harrumph!"Crossword Clue
“There’s no point!”Crossword Clue
"___! Humbug!"Crossword Clue
Contemptuous interjectionCrossword Clue
Grinchy shoutCrossword Clue
Scroogian outburstCrossword Clue
"Ridiculous!"Crossword Clue
Dismissive cryCrossword Clue
"Pshaw!"Crossword Clue

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BRAT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Kid who's a handfulCrossword Clue
Oktoberfest sausage, informallyCrossword Clue
Hot dog alternativeCrossword Clue
Charli XCX album with a light-green coverCrossword Clue
Spoiled kidCrossword Clue
Oktoberfest sausage, for shortCrossword Clue
Pesky kidCrossword Clue
Unruly kidCrossword Clue
Poorly behaved childCrossword Clue
WhippersnapperCrossword Clue

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BUZZARD
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Most common UK bird of preyCrossword Clue
Flapper has to call a doctor backCrossword Clue
North American vultureCrossword Clue
Toy Story character with a way one can flyCrossword Clue
Toy Story character with a way one can flyCrossword Clue
Birds noise starts to attract roadside dwellersCrossword Clue
New World vultureCrossword Clue
Excited talk starts to annoy rather dangerous birdCrossword Clue
Large hawk-like bird of preyCrossword Clue
Bird to make noise descending on a roadCrossword Clue

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BUZZARDS
8 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Excitement when going round road to find birds of preyCrossword Clue
Poets written about heading missing from police flyersCrossword Clue
High over a road, small birds of preyCrossword Clue
Ones flying in circlesCrossword Clue

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CHURL
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
One’s surly husband’s breaking windCrossword Clue
BoorCrossword Clue
Boorish sortCrossword Clue
Man without mannersCrossword Clue
BoorCrossword Clue
Peasants husband seized by large force one heading westCrossword Clue
Meanspirited personCrossword Clue
Old peasants horse kept in by lockCrossword Clue
Check web address: rude oneCrossword Clue
Check web address: rude oneCrossword Clue

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COOT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Aquatic bird to which the ‘follicly challenged’ may be likenedCrossword Clue
Eccentric fellowCrossword Clue
Black water birdCrossword Clue
Rail’s kinCrossword Clue
Moorhen’s cousinCrossword Clue
Fool could make love in bedCrossword Clue
Crop oats occasionally for waterfowlCrossword Clue
Black waterfowlCrossword Clue
Eccentric fellowCrossword Clue
Crotchety oldsterCrossword Clue

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CRAB
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Ten-legged sea creatureCrossword Clue
Word before "apple" or "cake"Crossword Clue
Zodiac sign between Twins and LionCrossword Clue
Maryland blue, e.gCrossword Clue
CurmudgeonCrossword Clue
Grumble – this apple is sourCrossword Clue
What the "spider" actually is in a spider rollCrossword Clue
July zodiac animalCrossword Clue
Bad-tempered sortCrossword Clue
___ appleCrossword Clue

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CRABBYFISHERMAN
15 Letters

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CRABS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
10-legged creaturesCrossword Clue
Crustaceans that typically walk sidewaysCrossword Clue
Crustaceans that pinchCrossword Clue
"Deadliest Catch" boatloadCrossword Clue
Grouchy peopleCrossword Clue
Maryland seafood specialtyCrossword Clue
CurmudgeonsCrossword Clue
Crustaceans that can walk in all directionsCrossword Clue
GrumpsCrossword Clue
Hermit and king, for twoCrossword Clue

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CROSSPATCH
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Angry person has course stopped by college following sign something’s wrongCrossword Clue
Bad-tempered type to go over plotCrossword Clue
Go over plot for one whos habitually bad-temperedCrossword Clue
Go over way to entertain constant moanerCrossword Clue
Ford repair makes one bad-temperedCrossword Clue
Bad-tempered personCrossword Clue
Hell find fault to repair on bridgeCrossword Clue
Peevish type giving mongrel a common dogs nameCrossword Clue
Religious symbol on bed could make someone grumpyCrossword Clue
GrumpCrossword Clue

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CURMUDGEON
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Cantankerous old person who's against burying muck in driveCrossword Clue
Cantankerous old person whos against burying muck in driveCrossword Clue
Bad-tempered type of dog, dog men exercised outside universityCrossword Clue
Irascible types gone out after seeing dog dirtCrossword Clue
Cranky personCrossword Clue
Cranky oldsterCrossword Clue
Cold egg sandwiches denounced by Scrooge?Crossword Clue
One surly mongrel gone mad on mireCrossword Clue
Old grouchCrossword Clue
Crab has gone to scuttle past mongrel on soft earthCrossword Clue

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CUSS
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Use salty languageCrossword Clue
SwearCrossword Clue
Run afoul of the censorsCrossword Clue
Spout some swear wordsCrossword Clue
SwearCrossword Clue
SwearCrossword Clue
Say "%@#$!"Crossword Clue
SwearCrossword Clue
Talk dirtyCrossword Clue
"Language!" elicitorCrossword Clue

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CUSSES
6 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Says a bad wordCrossword Clue
Earns a trip to the swear jarCrossword Clue
Ornery sortsCrossword Clue
Ornery sortsCrossword Clue
Talks a blue streak?Crossword Clue
Triggers a bleep, maybeCrossword Clue

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HELLCAT
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Mistakenly call the spiteful person?Crossword Clue
W.W. II fighter planeCrossword Clue
Mistakenly call the malignant hagCrossword Clue
Battle-axe that man will throw upCrossword Clue
Whip under the nether regions, as viragoCrossword Clue
Whip under the nether regions, as viragoCrossword Clue
Spiteful person — he will shortly act badlyCrossword Clue
Spiteful person - he will shortly act badlyCrossword Clue
Unpleasant females violent act after ordealCrossword Clue
Spiteful persons coercive pressure trapping leaders of limited liability companyCrossword Clue

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HOTHEAD
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Impulsive typeCrossword Clue
Impetuous personCrossword Clue
Hopping mad sortCrossword Clue
Somewhat macho, the admiral's a daredevilCrossword Clue
Sort who's easy to tick offCrossword Clue
Powerful chief, one who is easily angeredCrossword Clue
Match needs this from striker - an impetuous type!Crossword Clue
Powerful chief, fiery typeCrossword Clue
In Possessed, love the volcanic sort?Crossword Clue
Fiery type books into hotel by promontoryCrossword Clue

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MISTERMAGOO
11 Letters

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OGRE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fairy-tale figureCrossword Clue
EverQuest monsterCrossword Clue
Fantasy monsterCrossword Clue
Hulking bruteCrossword Clue
Cruel personCrossword Clue
Nothing good about scary characterCrossword Clue
Storybook baddieCrossword Clue
Monster akin to a Japanese oniCrossword Clue
Grim Grimm figureCrossword Clue
Fairy tale baddieCrossword Clue

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OLDBUZZARD
10 Letters

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ORNERINESS
10 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Corner, in essence, maintains a mean sort of qualityCrossword Clue

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CODGER
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Old bloke and kid meeting Spice Girl who's not currentCrossword Clue
Old fogeyCrossword Clue
Grumpy person, resident doubling up at the outsetCrossword Clue
Head of Gaming punches programmer - a guy sounding, like, 8Crossword Clue
Often "old" eccentricCrossword Clue
Computer programmer ropes in good old chapCrossword Clue
Grumpy old manCrossword Clue
Oddly, crowd goes last to cheer the old manCrossword Clue
Old fogeyCrossword Clue
Old geezerCrossword Clue

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GRIMALKIN
9 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Old cat is tough, having a large familyCrossword Clue
Cat or mink: a girl in disguiseCrossword Clue

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IRENE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Adler who outsmarted Sherlock HolmesCrossword Clue
Greek goddess who is the equivalent of the Roman PaxCrossword Clue
___ Adler, character who outsmarted Sherlock HolmesCrossword Clue
Leader of the girl group Red VelvetCrossword Clue
"Fame" singer CaraCrossword Clue
Woman returning from TenerifeCrossword Clue
Sherlock adversary AdlerCrossword Clue
Cara of “Fame”Crossword Clue
Adler who outsmarted SherlockCrossword Clue
"Fame" star CaraCrossword Clue

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MRMAGOO
7 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Cartoon character inspired by W.C. FieldsCrossword Clue
Myopic cartoon characterCrossword Clue
Toon who often congratulates himself with "You've done it again!"Crossword Clue
Nearsighted cartoon characterCrossword Clue
Myopic toonCrossword Clue
Cartoon character with myopiaCrossword Clue
Nearsighted toonCrossword Clue

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CRABBYNEBULA
12 Letters

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SOAP
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Wet bar?Crossword Clue
What cilantro tastes like to some peopleCrossword Clue
Daytime TV stapleCrossword Clue
Hand sanitizer alternativeCrossword Clue
Sink barCrossword Clue
Daytime viewingCrossword Clue
___ operaCrossword Clue
___ operaCrossword Clue
Hand cleanerCrossword Clue
Bar put small work area insideCrossword Clue

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CROSSWINDS
10 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Those challenging you, in shifting or hazardous driving conditionsCrossword Clue
Those challenging you, in shifting or hazardous driving conditionsCrossword Clue

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STROPPY
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Watch drinking: wine knocked back's not easy to deal withCrossword Clue
Watch drinking: wine knocked backs not easy to deal withCrossword Clue
Argumentative pupil twice starts interrupting garbled storyCrossword Clue
Bad tempered mole left to retire indoorsCrossword Clue
Bad tempered mole left to retire indoorsCrossword Clue
Grumpy Saint Roy collected two-penceCrossword Clue
Difficult spot in which to turn leftCrossword Clue
Quarrelsome left back blocking a couple of Spurs youngsters at the startCrossword Clue
ObstreperousCrossword Clue
Look to restrict left back, awkward to deal withCrossword Clue

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RUSTY
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Out of practiceCrossword Clue
Out of practiceCrossword Clue
Well-behaved prisoner misses opening, being out of practiceCrossword Clue
Benched way too longCrossword Clue
Out of practiceCrossword Clue
Out of practiceCrossword Clue
Out of practiceCrossword Clue
Out of practiceCrossword Clue
Out of shapeCrossword Clue
Out of practiceCrossword Clue

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CONTRARY
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
OppositeCrossword Clue
Troublesome guerrilla army oddly ignoredCrossword Clue
Awkward study with a run bagged in TestCrossword Clue
Disagreeable piece of rutabaga in cup on serving platterCrossword Clue
Perverse hoax attempt to apprehend artistCrossword Clue
Perverse artist in land without universityCrossword Clue
Study lines on creative work from East? Thats awkwardCrossword Clue
Deception by artist in attempt to be perverseCrossword Clue
Deception by artist in attempt to be perverseCrossword Clue
OppositeCrossword Clue

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Showing 45 Matching Answers

ORNERY

9 RELATED CLUES

TESTY

8 RELATED CLUES

CRABBY

9 RELATED CLUES

IRRITABLE

9 RELATED CLUES

MEAN

8 RELATED CLUES

PERVERSE

9 RELATED CLUES

SURLY

8 RELATED CLUES

CRANKY

9 RELATED CLUES

CROSS

10 RELATED CLUES

CRUSTY

9 RELATED CLUES

CUSSED

6 RELATED CLUES

GRUMPY

10 RELATED CLUES

ONERY

QUERULOUS

7 RELATED CLUES

TETCHY

9 RELATED CLUES

GRUMP

10 RELATED CLUES

BAH

10 RELATED CLUES

BRAT

10 RELATED CLUES

BUZZARD

10 RELATED CLUES

BUZZARDS

4 RELATED CLUES

CHURL

10 RELATED CLUES

COOT

10 RELATED CLUES

CRAB

10 RELATED CLUES

CRABBYFISHERMAN

CRABS

10 RELATED CLUES

CROSSPATCH

10 RELATED CLUES

CURMUDGEON

10 RELATED CLUES

CUSS

10 RELATED CLUES

CUSSES

6 RELATED CLUES

HELLCAT

10 RELATED CLUES

HOTHEAD

10 RELATED CLUES

MISTERMAGOO

OGRE

10 RELATED CLUES

OLDBUZZARD

ORNERINESS

1 RELATED CLUES

CODGER

10 RELATED CLUES

GRIMALKIN

2 RELATED CLUES

IRENE

10 RELATED CLUES

MRMAGOO

7 RELATED CLUES

CRABBYNEBULA

SOAP

10 RELATED CLUES

CROSSWINDS