| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Infuriating (12) | The Guardian Speedy | 26 Jan 2025 |
| Very irritating (12) | Puzzler | 28 May 2024 |
| Short examination last class had before gym needs grading, which is annoying | ||
| Intensely irritating | ||
| Snake in river rank, a source of irritation | ||
| Horace: “Dolly Levi, you are a damned ____ woman” Dolly: “Why Horace Vandergelder, that is the nicest thing you have ever said to me” (Hello, Dolly!) | The Times Specialist Sunday | 27 Oct 2019 |
| Troublesome former English sailor, poisonous type in hiding |