Vexing NYT Crossword Clue

Last seen: The New York Times, 26 Feb 2026

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IRKING
6 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
IrritatingCrossword Clue
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Bugging current phone, keeping KGB out of BritainCrossword Clue
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PeevingCrossword Clue
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IRKSOME
7 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
AnnoyingCrossword Clue
Tedious far side of Stromboli, disruptive smokerCrossword Clue
VexatiousCrossword Clue
GallingCrossword Clue
Terrible risk on ouse, infuriatingCrossword Clue
Annoying — tediousCrossword Clue
Old tax office work finally getting a little tediousCrossword Clue
TryingCrossword Clue
Problem announced by Irish king is exasperatingCrossword Clue
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PESKY
5 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
IrksomeCrossword Clue
Annoying, as a younger siblingCrossword Clue
TroublesomeCrossword Clue
BothersomeCrossword Clue
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Persistently annoyingCrossword Clue
AnnoyingCrossword Clue
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WORRISOME
9 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
UnsettlingCrossword Clue
DisquietingCrossword Clue
One beset by dreadful sorrow, the first person to be causing concernCrossword Clue
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IRING
5 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Teeing offCrossword Clue
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HARASSERS
9 Letters
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Troublesome types rush around a ship, taking risk regularlyCrossword Clue
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IMP
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
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Little pestCrossword Clue
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Little troublemakerCrossword Clue
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Mischievous devilCrossword Clue
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NETTLERS
8 Letters
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PEST
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Ramona, per BeezusCrossword Clue
NuisanceCrossword Clue
Unwelcome visitorCrossword Clue
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Gnat or nitCrossword Clue
Unwanted household critterCrossword Clue
Rat or roachCrossword Clue
"Ramona the ___" (Beverly Cleary book)Crossword Clue
Pain in the buttCrossword Clue
AnnoyanceCrossword Clue
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PESTS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Crop threatsCrossword Clue
They're so annoying!Crossword Clue
Mosquitos or gnatsCrossword Clue
Younger siblings, stereotypicallyCrossword Clue
NuisancesCrossword Clue
Mosquitoes or fliesCrossword Clue
Little brothers, frequentlyCrossword Clue
Gnats, flies, etcCrossword Clue
Unwanted picnic invadersCrossword Clue
Annoying bugsCrossword Clue
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RIDDLE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Puzzling questionCrossword Clue
EnigmaCrossword Clue
Brain twisterCrossword Clue
TeaserCrossword Clue
PuzzleCrossword Clue
Puzzling questionCrossword Clue
Brain-breaking questionCrossword Clue
Sift something difficult to understandCrossword Clue
Clear vacant land up and finally solve mysteryCrossword Clue
"It is a ___ wrapped in a ___ inside an ___." How Churchill described Russia in 1939Crossword Clue
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RUDE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Like checking a dating app while you're on a dateCrossword Clue
ImpoliteCrossword Clue
Ill-manneredCrossword Clue
InconsiderateCrossword Clue
CrassCrossword Clue
ImpoliteCrossword Clue
"How impolite!"Crossword Clue
Like being late or cutting in lineCrossword Clue
"I can't believe you said that!"Crossword Clue
Like cutting in line or interruptingCrossword Clue
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TEASING
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Playful mockeryCrossword Clue
A gent is terribly irritatingCrossword Clue
Making one's hair stand on end?Crossword Clue
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Poking fun atCrossword Clue
After meal, perform music, not seriousCrossword Clue
Playfully mocking, gets in a buggyCrossword Clue
Good-natured ridiculeCrossword Clue
Playful serenade after drinkCrossword Clue
Some playfulnessCrossword Clue

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Across

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Vexing NYT Crossword Clue

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IRKING

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IRKSOME

9 RELATED CLUES

PESKY

7 RELATED CLUES

WORRISOME

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IRING

1 RELATED CLUES

HARASSERS

1 RELATED CLUES

IMP

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NETTLERS

PEST

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PESTS

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RIDDLE

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RUDE

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TEASING

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NYT - February 26, 2026 Crossword Clues

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