| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exasperated | USA Today | 18 Mar 2021 |
| Ticked off | Thomas Joseph | 21 Jan 2021 |
| Drove up the wall | Wall Street Journal | 19 Jan 2021 |
| Made angry | Newsday | 17 Dec 2020 |
| Made upset | Newsday | 23 Sep 2020 |
| Annoyed | The Times Concise | 04 Sep 2020 |
| Bothered or pestered | Family Time | 22 Jun 2020 |
| Cross | New York Times | 24 Nov 2019 |
| Put out | Wall Street Journal | 04 Sep 2019 |
| Ticked | The Washington Post | 10 Jul 2019 |
| Cut by point of knife, one bloodied makes wound up | The Telegraph Toughie | 05 Jul 2019 |
| Miffed | The Washington Post | 07 Jun 2019 |
| Rankled | Wall Street Journal | 29 May 2019 |
| Drove to distraction | USA Today | 18 May 2019 |
| Galled | Wall Street Journal | 09 Apr 2019 |
| ... annoyed having one end of stick splitting beetroot | The Telegraph Toughie | 22 Feb 2019 |
| Provoked Inland Revenue with King Edward | The Sun Two Speed | 09 Sep 2018 |
| Bugged | Wall Street Journal | 08 Sep 2018 |
| In a fit of pique | USA Today | 14 Jun 2018 |
| Put out, angrily | Universal | 11 Apr 2018 |
| Less than happy | Newsday | 30 Mar 2018 |
| Irritated | Universal | 21 Feb 2018 |
| Rubbed the wrong way | Wall Street Journal | 12 Feb 2018 |
| Drove to irritation | Universal | 20 Oct 2017 |
| Bugged and bothered | Universal | 24 Jun 2017 |
| Wound up mini grandfather clock at the back with two keys | The Telegraph Toughie | 03 May 2017 |
| Irritated, vexed | Irish Times Simplex | 18 Jan 2017 |
| Put in a foul mood | Universal | 22 Nov 2016 |
| In a snit | USA Today | 31 Aug 2016 |
| Teed off | LA Times Daily | 21 Jul 2016 |
| Got under the skin of | New York Times | 25 May 2016 |
| Bummed out | Newsday | 22 May 2016 |
| Peeved | New York Times | 09 May 2016 |
| Upset | The Washington Post | 17 Feb 2016 |
| Bothered | Universal | 17 Nov 2015 |
| Liqueur first to last has journalist disgusted | The Telegraph Toughie | 01 Sep 2015 |
| Angered | Newsday | 13 May 2015 |
| Displeased | LA Times Daily | 04 Jan 2015 |
| Disturbed | ||
| Hot under the collar | ||
| Got on the nerves of | ||
| Got the goat of | ||
| A bit put out | ||
| Seeing red | ||
| Got under one's skin | ||
| Sore | ||
| Ruffled | ||
| Cheesed off | ||
| Really bothered | ||
| Steamed | ||
| Not happy | ||
| Got to | ||
| Nettled | ||
| Aggravated | ||
| Riled | ||
| Vexed | ||
| Made mad | ||
| Really bugged | ||
| Got under (one's) skin | ||
| Troubled (by) | ||
| Grated on | ||
| Bent out of shape | ||
| Angry | ||
| Troubled | ||
| Put off | ||
| Maddened | ||
| Got on one's nerves | ||
| Vexed. | ||
| Annoyed. | ||
| Wearied. | ||
| Bothered. | ||
| Exasperated. | ||
| Troubled. | ||
| Not pleased. | ||
| Bored. | ||
| Provoked. |