Irk
Crossword Clue and Answers
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Publications
- The New York Times Crossword - Wednesday, 14 Oct 2020
- The New York Times Crossword - Thursday, 27 Feb 2020
- The Guardian Quick - Saturday, 15 Jun 2019
- The New York Times Crossword - Sunday, 7 Apr 2019
- The Guardian Quick - Tuesday, 26 Mar 2019
- The New York Times Crossword - Thursday, 22 Sep 2016
Crossword Answers
3 letters
VEX
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
BUG
A minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
4 letters
RILE
Make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
MIFF
Cause to be annoyed; "His behavior really miffed me"
GALL
The trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
5 letters
EATAT
Become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"
GETAT
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
GETTO
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
PEEVE
An annoyed or irritated mood
ANNOY
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
PIQUE
Tightly woven fabric with raised cords
CHAFE
Anger produced by some annoying irritation
ANGER
Belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
STEAM
Emit steam; "The rain forest was literally steaming"
6 letters
RUFFLE
A noisy fight
PESTER
Annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
TEEOFF
Strike a ball from the teeing ground at the start of a hole
NETTLE
Any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
RANKLE
Gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"
BOTHER
Make confused or perplexed or puzzled
NEEDLE
A slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument
7 letters
INFLAME
Cause inflammation in; "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint"
PERTURB
Disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom; "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion"
TROUBLE
An effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty"
TEDIOUS
Using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"
8 letters
IRRITATE
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
9 letters
AGGRAVATE
Make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"
10 letters
EXASPERATE
Make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"
DISCOMMODE
To cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."
15 letters
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