| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Chronic pest | New York Times | 17 Nov 2023 |
| Annoying sort | Thomas Joseph | 22 Aug 2022 |
| Pest | Eugene Sheffer | 06 May 2022 |
| Pester | LA Times Daily | 13 Mar 2022 |
| Pester | The Washington Post | 13 Mar 2022 |
| Pest | Eugene Sheffer | 20 Sep 2021 |
| Persistent pest | Newsday | 18 Jul 2021 |
| Pestering sort | New York Times | 01 Apr 2021 |
| Real pest | Newsday | 24 Apr 2020 |
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| Pest | New York Times | 12 Feb 2020 |
| Gadfly | Newsday | 16 Nov 2019 |
| Annoying person | The Washington Post | 22 Jul 2019 |
| Annoying person | LA Times Daily | 22 Jul 2019 |
| Annoying type | The Washington Post | 10 Mar 2019 |
| Annoying type | LA Times Daily | 10 Mar 2019 |
| Persistent pesterer | Wall Street Journal | 19 Jan 2019 |
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| Annoying sort | USA Today | 14 Oct 2017 |
| Pesky sort | USA Today | 13 Sep 2017 |
| Annoying sort | New York Times | 26 Feb 2017 |
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| Pest | Eugene Sheffer | 13 Sep 2016 |
| Relentless faultfinder | New York Times | 06 Sep 2015 |
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| Urge annoyingly | ||
| Nag |