| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ticks off | New York Times | 11 Oct 2025 |
| Ticks off | Wall Street Journal | 28 Jul 2025 |
| Puts in a bad mood | ||
| Offends, informally | Newsday | 09 Jun 2025 |
| Really annoys | Newsday | 20 Oct 2024 |
| Annoys a little | LA Times Daily | 18 Jun 2023 |
| Irks | New York Times | 13 May 2023 |
| Ticks off | Thomas Joseph | 29 Apr 2023 |
| Irritates | USA Today | 19 Apr 2023 |
| Offends | Eugene Sheffer | 13 Oct 2022 |
| Irritates | Wall Street Journal | 12 Jul 2021 |
| Annoys | LA Times Daily | 07 Jul 2020 |
| Annoys | The Washington Post | 07 Jul 2020 |
| Makes mad | Premier Sunday | 03 May 2020 |
| Annoys | Premier Sunday | 10 Mar 2019 |
| Puts out | Newsday | 04 Aug 2018 |
| Rubs the wrong way | New York Times | 25 Jun 2018 |
| Irks | New York Times | 13 Feb 2018 |
| Offends | Eugene Sheffer | 24 Jan 2018 |
| Rubs the wrong way | ||
| Irks | ||
| Puts into a snit | USA Today | 24 Jul 2017 |
| Ticks off | Thomas Joseph | 01 Jun 2017 |
| Puts into a snit | ||
| Note by very loud singer at first is annoying | The Telegraph Toughie | 06 Sep 2016 |
| Rubs the wrong way | USA Today | 09 Apr 2016 |
| Annoys | USA Today | 20 Aug 2015 |
| Irritates | LA Times Daily | 06 Feb 2015 |
| Annoys | ||
| Irritates | ||
| Rubs the wrong way | ||
| Annoys | ||
| Offends | ||
| Really annoys | ||
| Makes angry | ||
| Ticks off | ||
| Ruffles one's feathers | ||
| Offends | ||
| Ruffles one's feathers | ||
| Ticks off | ||
| Puts out | ||
| Peeves | ||
| Puts out | ||
| Annoys | ||
| Annoys | ||
| Vexes | ||
| Annoys | ||
| Annoys | ||
| Ticks off | ||
| Ticks off | ||
| Tees off | ||
| Irritates | ||
| Tees off | ||
| Offends | ||
| Offends: Colloq. | ||
| Offends: Slang. |