Pesky Crossword Clue

Last seen: Newsweek, 01 Jan 2008

Showing 49 Matching Answers

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ANNOYING
8 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
IrksomeCrossword Clue
Tiresome nanny I almost got sackedCrossword Clue
VexatiousCrossword Clue
Its galling, using PA bar firstCrossword Clue
Tiresome nanny and I go outCrossword Clue
Irritating girl playing around, wasting timeCrossword Clue
Doctor in agony about terminal condition thats troublesomeCrossword Clue
Troublesome girl, losing head, flirting lightlyCrossword Clue
Writhing in agony, holding front of nose, becoming tiresomeCrossword Clue

100%
BOTHERSOME
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Annoying, vexatiousCrossword Clue
Disturbing smooth beer in fermentationCrossword Clue
Irritating pong around different things modiste cleared outCrossword Clue
Vexatious English gang returned to squeeze different onesCrossword Clue
Inducing 6 perhaps to vandalise heroes tombCrossword Clue
Vexatious British, people elsewhere love meCrossword Clue
Irritating bishop gets round the church HQ, having grabbed head of staffCrossword Clue
AnnoyingCrossword Clue
Trying to stuff the king into chest, EuropeanCrossword Clue
Annoying mobs here to riotCrossword Clue

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IRRITATING
10 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Tiresome Irish girl can start to grateCrossword Clue
Irish woman can start to gossip - thats tiresomeCrossword Clue
Bringing up to scratch, perhaps thats annoyingCrossword Clue
Irish and French director in circle proving troublesomeCrossword Clue
Bishop punching two volunteers can start to get tiresomeCrossword Clue
Abrasive girls endless score about sexCrossword Clue
Getting atCrossword Clue

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ANT
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Concerning "speck" in a sugar bowlCrossword Clue
Colony toilerCrossword Clue
Dot in "A Bug's Life," e.gCrossword Clue
Mutant creature in “Them!”Crossword Clue
Colony bugCrossword Clue
Industry embodimentCrossword Clue
Industrious insectCrossword Clue
One of 20 quadrillion worldwide, per a recent estimateCrossword Clue
Aardvark snackCrossword Clue
Leaf-cutter, e.gCrossword Clue

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ANTS
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Minute marchersCrossword Clue
Colony insectsCrossword Clue
Aardvark's fareCrossword Clue
Tunneling workersCrossword Clue
Aardvark nibblesCrossword Clue
Animals that use pheromones to communicateCrossword Clue
Hill dwellersCrossword Clue
Crumb-carrying insectsCrossword Clue
Insects who prefer sweet foodsCrossword Clue
Picnic pestsCrossword Clue

86%
BRAT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
2024 Charli XCX hit album whose cover became a memeCrossword Clue
Nanny's nightmareCrossword Clue
2024 Charli XCX album with a lime green coverCrossword Clue
2024 Charli XCX album with a lime green coverCrossword Clue
Little hellionCrossword Clue
Kid with an attitudeCrossword Clue
Nanny's nightmareCrossword Clue
German sausage, for shortCrossword Clue
Ill-behaved childCrossword Clue
Oktoberfest order, casuallyCrossword Clue

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BRATS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Little rascalsCrossword Clue
Grilled sausages, for shortCrossword Clue
Short sausages?Crossword Clue
They’re often served with sauerkrautCrossword Clue
Throwers of temper tantrumsCrossword Clue
German sausages, for shortCrossword Clue
Alternatives to dogsCrossword Clue
Challenging childrenCrossword Clue
Rotten kidsCrossword Clue
Some sausages, informallyCrossword Clue

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EARWIG
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Listen inCrossword Clue
Bug – listening bug!Crossword Clue
Listen inCrossword Clue
What you might do with a bug or a creepy-crawlyCrossword Clue
Overhear organ piece that goes to the headCrossword Clue
Bug, using a bug?Crossword Clue
Listen in with royal receiving a fake shockCrossword Clue
Bug one way or another?Crossword Clue
Insect with distinctive pincersCrossword Clue
Try to catch each cook swigging whiskeyCrossword Clue

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FLY
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Wing it?Crossword Clue
Fruit ___Crossword Clue
Pass musterCrossword Clue
Travel Southwest, sayCrossword Clue
"A ___ Went By" (classic children's book)Crossword Clue
Insect whose larvae are maggotsCrossword Clue
Pop ___Crossword Clue
Soar through the airCrossword Clue
What American customers doCrossword Clue
Go by airCrossword Clue

86%
GNATKINGCOLE
12 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Singer's annoying relative?Crossword Clue

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HARASSER
8 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
A right fool, taken in by her tormenterCrossword Clue
TormentorCrossword Clue
Idiot interrupting very timid creature, right menaceCrossword Clue
BullyCrossword Clue
TormentorCrossword Clue

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IMP
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Little devilCrossword Clue
Little devilCrossword Clue
Little dickensCrossword Clue
Little rascalCrossword Clue
Young troublemaker introducing major problems initiallyCrossword Clue
Nanny's handfulCrossword Clue
HellionCrossword Clue
One politician is a troublemakerCrossword Clue
Little troublemakerCrossword Clue
Little scampCrossword Clue

86%
MIDGE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Frog preyCrossword Clue
Flier that’s not helping the Scottish Tourist BoardCrossword Clue
Tiny pestCrossword Clue
Small flyCrossword Clue
Tiny flyCrossword Clue
Swarming insectCrossword Clue
Flipped over say, darkish bugCrossword Clue
Gnatlike insectCrossword Clue
Tiny pestCrossword Clue
Timid gentleman clutches flyCrossword Clue

86%
MIDGES
6 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Marsh harriers?Crossword Clue
Tiny insects in a swarmCrossword Clue
Tiny fliesCrossword Clue
Tiny pestsCrossword Clue
Tiny pestsCrossword Clue
Flies plane carrying large number to base camps, ultimatelyCrossword Clue

86%
MITE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Plant pestCrossword Clue
Tiny amountCrossword Clue
Small arachnidCrossword Clue
Itty-bitty bugCrossword Clue
Small parasiteCrossword Clue
AFTER: Tiny amountCrossword Clue
BitCrossword Clue
Small child's great power reportedCrossword Clue
Dust ___ (tiny critter)Crossword Clue
Wee bitCrossword Clue

86%
MITES
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
They might bite the dustCrossword Clue
Minuscule pestsCrossword Clue
Dust ___ (tiny pests)Crossword Clue
Tiny arachnidsCrossword Clue
Little biting bugsCrossword Clue
Tiny arachnidsCrossword Clue
Teeny pestsCrossword Clue
Tiny amountsCrossword Clue
Multiplied by switching first and third bitsCrossword Clue
Tiny arachnidsCrossword Clue

86%
NETTLE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Grasp it to confront a problemCrossword Clue
IrritateCrossword Clue
Stinging plantCrossword Clue
Goad weedCrossword Clue
BugCrossword Clue
Plant of the Urtica genusCrossword Clue
Stinging plantCrossword Clue
Plant with stinging hairsCrossword Clue
AnnoyCrossword Clue
Weed with stinging hairsCrossword Clue

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NETTLES
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Rubs the wrong wayCrossword Clue
Invasive plants with stinging hairsCrossword Clue
VexesCrossword Clue
IrksCrossword Clue
Stinging plantsCrossword Clue
Prickly plantsCrossword Clue
One acting Chief Inspector on TV irritatesCrossword Clue
Prickly plantsCrossword Clue
AnnoysCrossword Clue
BugsCrossword Clue

86%
NITS
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Little complaintsCrossword Clue
Little quibblesCrossword Clue
Trivial criticismsCrossword Clue
Minor quibblesCrossword Clue
Problems picky people pickCrossword Clue
Trifling quibblesCrossword Clue
Minor criticismsCrossword Clue
Minor criticismsCrossword Clue
Small complaintsCrossword Clue
Trivial criticismsCrossword Clue

86%
NOODGE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
PestCrossword Clue
Chronic pestCrossword Clue
PesterCrossword Clue
Pestering personCrossword Clue
Pestering sortCrossword Clue
PestCrossword Clue
Annoying personCrossword Clue
Annoying typeCrossword Clue
Persistent pestererCrossword Clue
Annoying sortCrossword Clue

86%
NOODGES
7 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Pestering peopleCrossword Clue
Pestering sortsCrossword Clue
PestsCrossword Clue
NagsCrossword Clue
PestsCrossword Clue
Annoying peopleCrossword Clue

86%
PAIN
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
European champions, not the first to bring anguishCrossword Clue
What aspirin relievesCrossword Clue
DiscomfortCrossword Clue
Total headacheCrossword Clue
What Tylenol targetsCrossword Clue
Great discomfort to be expected at a French breakfastCrossword Clue
Ibuprofen targetCrossword Clue
Reason for using a heating padCrossword Clue
Total hassleCrossword Clue
Ibuprofen targetCrossword Clue

86%
SKEETER
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Garden party annoyance, colloquiallyCrossword Clue
Summer pest, informallyCrossword Clue
Flying biter, informallyCrossword Clue
___ syndrome: allergic reaction to insect bitesCrossword Clue
Annoying biter, informallyCrossword Clue
Flying pest, slangilyCrossword Clue
Summertime biterCrossword Clue
Flying pest, slangilyCrossword Clue
Slap target, informallyCrossword Clue
What a screen may blockCrossword Clue

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SNAG
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
HitchCrossword Clue
Unexpected problemCrossword Clue
HitchCrossword Clue
Manage to get, as ticketsCrossword Clue
PitfallCrossword Clue
Unexpected hitchCrossword Clue
Unexpected problemCrossword Clue
ObstacleCrossword Clue
Minor holdupCrossword Clue
Problem – broken toothCrossword Clue

86%
SNOOP
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
PryCrossword Clue
Poke aroundCrossword Clue
Be nosyCrossword Clue
Play detectiveCrossword Clue
Investigate furtivelyCrossword Clue
Political party's infiltrated by 'double 0' spyCrossword Clue
Poke aroundCrossword Clue
Prying personCrossword Clue
Be a busybodyCrossword Clue
Be nosy in a sneaky wayCrossword Clue

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SPAM
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Email annoyanceCrossword Clue
___ musubi: meat-and-rice snackCrossword Clue
Tinned meatCrossword Clue
Overcommunicate, sayCrossword Clue
Unwanted emailsCrossword Clue
Junk emailsCrossword Clue
Text repeatedlyCrossword Clue
Musubi meatCrossword Clue
Unwanted emailCrossword Clue
Canned meat in Filipino cuisineCrossword Clue

86%
TEASE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Make fun ofCrossword Clue
Make fun ofCrossword Clue
Make fun ofCrossword Clue
KidCrossword Clue
NeedleCrossword Clue
Playfully tauntCrossword Clue
Poke fun atCrossword Clue
Make big bangs?Crossword Clue
TauntCrossword Clue
Poke fun atCrossword Clue

86%
TSETSE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
African fly with a reduplicative nameCrossword Clue
Safari pestCrossword Clue
Tswana for "fly"Crossword Clue
Trypanosome vectorCrossword Clue
Flying killerCrossword Clue
___ flyCrossword Clue
Dangerous tropical flyCrossword Clue
Set about limiting firm's cause for complaint?Crossword Clue
Dangerous African flyCrossword Clue
African menaceCrossword Clue

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WASP
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Bee relativeCrossword Clue
Member of a historically privileged U.S. groupCrossword Clue
Ant-Man's partnerCrossword Clue
Yellow jacket, for oneCrossword Clue
Yellow jacket, e.gCrossword Clue
No member of an ethnic minority in America is a stingerCrossword Clue
Stinging insectCrossword Clue
Yellow jacket, e.gCrossword Clue
Winged stingerCrossword Clue
Insect that first appeared in the Jurassic eraCrossword Clue

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WEED
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Tidy the gardenCrossword Clue
___ eater (lawn tool)Crossword Clue
Georgia O'Keeffe's "Jimson ___/White Flower No. 1"Crossword Clue
Fast-growing plantCrossword Clue
Dandelion, e.gCrossword Clue
Garden-invading plantCrossword Clue
Unwanted plantCrossword Clue
Intoxicating substance sometimes called "bud"Crossword Clue
See 7Crossword Clue
Nuisance plantCrossword Clue

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YELLOWJACKET
12 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Buzzy critterCrossword Clue
Hornet varietyCrossword Clue
Striped buzzerCrossword Clue
Slender stingerCrossword Clue
Painful stingerCrossword Clue
Stinging insectCrossword Clue

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ROACH
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Raid targetCrossword Clue
Jazz drummer MaxCrossword Clue
Writer Mary who specializes in popular scienceCrossword Clue
Freshwater silvery fish with reddish-brown finsCrossword Clue
Insect in Raid adsCrossword Clue
Fish that's been smokedCrossword Clue
Freshwater fishCrossword Clue
Jazz drummer MaxCrossword Clue
Last of joint method deleting applicationCrossword Clue
Jazz drummer MaxCrossword Clue

77%
VARMINTS
8 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Troublesome crittersCrossword Clue

76%
ALGA
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Aquarium growthCrossword Clue
Pond organismCrossword Clue
Pond plantCrossword Clue
Pond organismCrossword Clue
Plant in a bloomCrossword Clue
SeaweedCrossword Clue
Pond organismCrossword Clue
Aquarium growthCrossword Clue
Plant that contains chlorophyll but lacks a stem and leavesCrossword Clue
Bit of fish tank gunkCrossword Clue

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ELMO
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Zoe's friend on "Sesame Street"Crossword Clue
Muppet with a pet dog named TangoCrossword Clue
"Sesame Street" characterCrossword Clue
Red MuppetCrossword Clue
Red resident of Sesame StreetCrossword Clue
Muppet with his own "world"Crossword Clue
Red resident of Sesame StreetCrossword Clue
Muppet host of "The Not-Too-Late Show"Crossword Clue
Baby-voiced red MuppetCrossword Clue
Muppet with a pet goldfishCrossword Clue

76%
FLEA
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
___ circusCrossword Clue
Pet shampoo targetCrossword Clue
Hopper on a houndCrossword Clue
Parasitic insect, subject of a Donne poemCrossword Clue
___ marketCrossword Clue
Teeny circus performerCrossword Clue
Biting insectCrossword Clue
Pest on a petCrossword Clue
Pet shampoo targetCrossword Clue
LeafCrossword Clue

76%
IMPS
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Small demonsCrossword Clue
Little rascalsCrossword Clue
Little gremlinsCrossword Clue
Little troublemakersCrossword Clue
Little demonsCrossword Clue
Troublemaking kidsCrossword Clue
Little rascalsCrossword Clue
Mischievous little devilsCrossword Clue
No angelsCrossword Clue
Devilish creaturesCrossword Clue

76%
MOLE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Burrowing animalCrossword Clue
Burrowing mammalCrossword Clue
Spy-fi figureCrossword Clue
Double agentCrossword Clue
Beauty markCrossword Clue
Mexican sauce made with chocolateCrossword Clue
One whose distance may be measured by the yard?Crossword Clue
World Cup callCrossword Clue
Intelligence agency problemCrossword Clue
Burrowing mammalCrossword Clue

76%
SKEETERS
8 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Trump's 'pesky bugs' giving bum steer to extremely sick European?Crossword Clue
Trumps pesky bugs giving bum steer to extremely sick European?Crossword Clue
Pests in the sticksCrossword Clue
Biters in the booniesCrossword Clue
Bitin' thingsCrossword Clue
Bitin' thingsCrossword Clue
Boonies pestsCrossword Clue
Little nuisancesCrossword Clue
Bloodsuckers, colloquiallyCrossword Clue

72%
PRANG
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Bump on the rear sounded – little accidentCrossword Clue
Car accidentCrossword Clue
Without right, criticise golf hit from driverCrossword Clue
Collision of vehiclesCrossword Clue
crashCrossword Clue
Minor accident: made call after parkingCrossword Clue
Provincial leader called for transport strikeCrossword Clue
Provincial leader called for transport strikeCrossword Clue
Car crashCrossword Clue
Priest called to road accidentCrossword Clue

67%
IRRITANT
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Salt on an open wound, for exampleCrossword Clue
Pain in the neckCrossword Clue
Inflammation-causing substance such as pollenCrossword Clue
It's annoyingCrossword Clue
Annoyance: a lot of anger and rage about itCrossword Clue
Irish girl joins National Trust - a cause of annoyanceCrossword Clue
Annoying train, it runs irregularlyCrossword Clue
Trouble girl to make entry in old tax office booksCrossword Clue
Bother Irish girl not on vacationCrossword Clue
Itch making one declaim, about to scratchCrossword Clue

66%
CANADAGEESE
11 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Some winter travelers to the U.SCrossword Clue
Nothing in birds' enclosure? See loose birds!Crossword Clue

63%
PYROMANIA
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Compulsion to start firesCrossword Clue
An obsession that keeps one going to matches?Crossword Clue
Obsession that keeps one going to matches?Crossword Clue
Burning obsession of European republic supporting gutless policyCrossword Clue
Border of pretty European country badly burning?Crossword Clue
A desire to burn borders of pretty countryCrossword Clue
I pray, forlornly, about sultanates burning desire?Crossword Clue
Pray freely, protect national burning ambitionCrossword Clue
Burning desireCrossword Clue
Burning desireCrossword Clue

62%
AUNTANT
7 Letters

62%
BRATWURST
9 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
It's a banger in GermanyCrossword Clue
Sausage exploded over traitor and wifeCrossword Clue
Sausage and mash — was butter right substitute for energy?Crossword Clue
Sausage and mash - was butter right substitute for energy?Crossword Clue
Split open on the outside, tine originally prodding uncooked sausageCrossword Clue
Returning with sailor, popped outside for something to eatCrossword Clue
Pop devouring miserable specimen with sausageCrossword Clue
Tell wife entering to split sausageCrossword Clue
Popped round end of street, tucking into uncooked sausageCrossword Clue

62%
PEKE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Type of toy dog, for shortCrossword Clue
Snub-nosed poochCrossword Clue
Long-haired lap dog, familiarlyCrossword Clue
Short dog, for shortCrossword Clue
Longhaired lap dogCrossword Clue
Short dog, for shortCrossword Clue
Toy since ancient timesCrossword Clue
Snub-nosed poochCrossword Clue
Small, long-haired dogCrossword Clue
Announcement of top dogCrossword Clue

58%
GNAT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Pesky insectCrossword Clue
Swarm memberCrossword Clue
Biting insectCrossword Clue
Biting pestCrossword Clue
Tiny flyCrossword Clue
Swarming pestCrossword Clue
Small pestCrossword Clue
Pesky bugCrossword Clue
Bothersome insectCrossword Clue
Petite pestCrossword Clue

58%
GNATS
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Creatures in God's third plague in ExodusCrossword Clue
Pesky summer swarmCrossword Clue
Pesky bugsCrossword Clue
Summer pestsCrossword Clue
Tiny insectsCrossword Clue
Flying insectsCrossword Clue
Pesky insectsCrossword Clue
Nipping pestsCrossword Clue
Buzzy groupCrossword Clue

56%
HOARSEFLY
9 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Pest with a sore throat?Crossword Clue

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Showing 49 Matching Answers

ANNOYING

9 RELATED CLUES

BOTHERSOME

10 RELATED CLUES

IRRITATING

7 RELATED CLUES

ANT

10 RELATED CLUES

ANTS

10 RELATED CLUES

BRAT

10 RELATED CLUES

BRATS

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EARWIG

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FLY

10 RELATED CLUES

GNATKINGCOLE

1 RELATED CLUES

HARASSER

5 RELATED CLUES

IMP

10 RELATED CLUES

MIDGE

10 RELATED CLUES

MIDGES

6 RELATED CLUES

MITE

10 RELATED CLUES

MITES

10 RELATED CLUES

NETTLE

10 RELATED CLUES

NETTLES

10 RELATED CLUES

NITS

10 RELATED CLUES

NOODGE

10 RELATED CLUES

NOODGES

6 RELATED CLUES

PAIN

10 RELATED CLUES

SKEETER

10 RELATED CLUES

SNAG

10 RELATED CLUES

SNOOP

10 RELATED CLUES

SPAM

10 RELATED CLUES

TEASE

10 RELATED CLUES

TSETSE

10 RELATED CLUES

WASP

10 RELATED CLUES

WEED

10 RELATED CLUES

YELLOWJACKET

6 RELATED CLUES

ROACH

10 RELATED CLUES

VARMINTS

1 RELATED CLUES

ALGA

10 RELATED CLUES

ELMO

10 RELATED CLUES

FLEA

10 RELATED CLUES

IMPS

10 RELATED CLUES

MOLE

10 RELATED CLUES

SKEETERS

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