| Annoyance | Newsday | 23 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Irritate | Thomas Joseph | 10 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Pet ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Hope everyone catches bug | The Telegraph Cryptic | 16 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Irk | New York Times | 07 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Nettle | Wall Street Journal | 30 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Cause of annoyance | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 24 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Tick off | New York Times | 12 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Tick off | Thomas Joseph | 11 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Pet ___ (source of annoyance) |  |  | 
          
            | Pet ___ | Universal | 30 May 2025 | 
          
            | Ongoing annoyance | Newsday | 25 May 2025 | 
          
            | Penny, English girl, to irritate (5) | Puzzler Cryptic | 21 May 2025 | 
          
            | Often follows pet getting exercise with First Lady |  |  | 
          
            | Irritate | Thomas Joseph | 25 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Annoyance | Newsday | 10 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Offend | The Telegraph Mini | 08 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Loud chewing or talking during a movie, e.g. | New York Times Mini | 06 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Irritate (5) | The Guardian Quick | 08 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Animal expert spending time chasing water bug | The Times Cryptic | 07 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Render peevish |  |  | 
          
            | Hack off | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 26 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Tape event, partly to annoy (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Pet grouse? |  |  | 
          
            | Rankle | Newsday | 26 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Get on one's naughty list? | The Telegraph Plusword | 25 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | "Pet" annoyance | USA Today | 06 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Irk | New York Times | 03 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Irk | The Telegraph Plusword | 18 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Irritate | The Telegraph Plusword | 14 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Tick off | Thomas Joseph | 12 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Annoyance | Newsday | 03 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Pet ___ (bugaboo) |  |  | 
          
            | Penny, English girl, to irritate (5) | Puzzler Cryptic | 22 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Irritate first lady after exercises (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Make fretful |  |  | 
          
            | Irritate | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 27 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Irritate first woman after exercise (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Pet ___ (irritating topic) |  |  | 
          
            | Irritate | Thomas Joseph | 13 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Pet ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Annoy | Wall Street Journal | 20 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Cause annoyance | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 03 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Irritate English celeb in retirement (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Provoke irritate a little (inf) |  |  | 
          
            | Annoy Penny and Evelyn accepting ecstasy (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Pet ___ (ongoing annoyance) | Newsday | 24 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Irk | Wall Street Journal | 20 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Pet ___ (annoyance) | TV | 09 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Pet ___ (thing that irritates you personally) |  |  | 
          
            | Source of annoyance or irritation (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Exercise first mate found an annoyance (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Penny, English girl, to irritate (5) | Puzzler Cryptic | 31 May 2024 | 
          
            | Source of irritation | Family Time | 20 May 2024 | 
          
            | Render fretful |  |  | 
          
            | Bug peerage on vacation with First Lady |  |  | 
          
            | Features of landscape eventually cause irritation (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Members hope everything will annoy (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Pet __ (ongoing annoyance) | Newsday | 02 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Irritation | Family Time | 01 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Cause of vexation or irritation |  |  | 
          
            | Irritate Kamala Harris, say, on retirement before start of election (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Plea often ignored by girl - that's irritating (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Bug? Some believe epidemic's over (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Bug? Some believe epidemic's over | The Telegraph Cryptic | 23 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Irritate | New York Times | 23 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Some red tape eventually will annoy you (5) |  |  | 
          
            | First lady gets some exercise. This will annoy you (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Pet-ty offense? | LA Times Daily | 22 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Tick off | Thomas Joseph | 11 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Pet problem? | New York Times | 07 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Annoy ancient matriarch carrying apple pal refused |  |  | 
          
            | Tick off | Thomas Joseph | 14 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Texting during a meal, for some | USA Today | 23 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Pet ___ (annoying topic) |  |  | 
          
            | Pet ___ (messy eaters, e.g.) |  |  | 
          
            | Annoy Victor, fencing with modified epee | The Guardian Quiptic | 07 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Irritate | Wall Street Journal | 29 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | See 58 Across | Newsday | 15 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Really annoy | New York Times | 03 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Irritate | Thomas Joseph | 16 May 2023 | 
          
            | Annoyance | Wall Street Journal | 08 May 2023 | 
          
            | Bother | Universal | 28 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Pet ___ (annoyance) |  |  | 
          
            | 'Pet' annoyance | USA Today | 29 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Irritate | Thomas Joseph | 29 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Annoyance | Thomas Joseph | 17 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | Minor irritation | Wall Street Journal | 06 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | 'Pet' annoyance | USA Today | 01 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | Pet __ (ongoing annoyance) | Newsday | 16 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Really annoy | Newsday | 02 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Really annoy | Family Time | 01 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Tick off | Thomas Joseph | 23 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Annoy | Universal | 24 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | "Pet" annoyance | LA Times Daily | 05 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Source of annoyance | USA Today | 26 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Pet __ | LA Times Daily | 25 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Pet __ | LA Times Daily | 13 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Irk | Premier Sunday | 31 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Irritate | The Times Concise | 11 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | 'Pet' complaint | Newsday | 29 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Pet ___ (source of annoyance) |  |  | 
          
            | "Pet" annoyance | Universal | 30 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | White House deputy turned up European bug | The Times Cryptic | 13 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | "Pet" follower to mean an annoyance |  |  | 
          
            | Annoy first wife after class in gym |  |  | 
          
            | Irk | The Guardian Quick | 10 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Try someone's patience getting card from Cape Verde | Irish Times Crosaire | 05 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Annoy | Universal | 26 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | ''Pet'' annoyance | Newsday | 24 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Irritate or annoy | Family Time | 23 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | 'Pet' irritation | USA Today | 21 Dec 2021 | 
          
            | Vex Gove? |  |  | 
          
            | Annoy | Universal | 04 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Annoyance the day before exercising? | The Telegraph Toughie | 02 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Sore point | Newsday | 22 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Really annoy | Family Time | 22 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | "Pet" bone to pick | Universal | 12 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Hope everyone can contain bug |  |  | 
          
            | Irritate | Wall Street Journal | 01 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | Pet __ | LA Times Daily | 23 May 2021 | 
          
            | Pet __ | The Washington Post | 23 May 2021 | 
          
            | Annoy | Wall Street Journal | 05 May 2021 | 
          
            | Tick off | Thomas Joseph | 03 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Vexation | Newsday | 26 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Get annoyed with record turning up the day before |  |  | 
          
            | Irritant | New York Times | 26 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Pet ___ (grievance) | USA Today | 16 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Be an annoyance to | Newsday | 09 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Annoyance that may be ''pet'' | Newsday | 08 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Really bother | Premier Sunday | 15 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | After exercise, lady in bad mood |  |  | 
          
            | Irritate | Eugene Sheffer | 09 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Bug in water very close to surface |  |  | 
          
            | Tick off | LA Times Daily | 06 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Tick off | The Washington Post | 06 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Source of irritation | Universal | 21 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Annoyance | Newsday | 16 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Irritate | Thomas Joseph | 15 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Pet ___ (annoyance) |  |  | 
          
            | Annoyance | USA Today | 21 May 2020 | 
          
            | Grievance leads to volcanic eruption by Jimmy |  |  | 
          
            | Hope everyone can suppress discontent |  |  | 
          
            | Snipe eventually stuffed with grouse | The Telegraph Toughie | 27 Feb 2020 | 
          
            | Pet ___ (annoying topic) |  |  | 
          
            | ''Pet'' annoyance | Newsday | 04 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | 'Pet' annoyance | USA Today | 02 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Water vole eviscerated bug |  |  | 
          
            | 'Pet' grievance | USA Today | 14 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | To irritate, informally |  |  | 
          
            | Get under the skin of | Universal | 01 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | Nettle | Newsday | 22 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Nettle | Family Time | 16 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | 'Pet' irritation | The Washington Post | 06 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | "Pet" irritation | LA Times Daily | 06 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Irritant | LA Times Daily | 01 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Irritant | The Washington Post | 01 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Cause of irritation | New York Times | 11 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Rub the wrong way | USA Today | 03 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Rub the wrong way |  |  | 
          
            | Irritant |  |  | 
          
            | Cause of irritation |  |  | 
          
            | Irritate |  |  | 
          
            | "Pet" grievance |  |  | 
          
            | Get under the skin of |  |  | 
          
            | "Pet" irritation |  |  | 
          
            | Pet __ (ongoing annoyance) | Newsday | 18 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Minor annoyance | New York Times | 19 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Exasperate | Universal | 08 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Complaint | LA Times Daily | 03 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | Complaint | The Washington Post | 03 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | Another word for annoy or irritate |  |  | 
          
            | Raise the hackles of | USA Today | 16 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | Irk | Premier Sunday | 02 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | Annoy, irritate | The Times Concise | 20 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Ruffle the feathers of | USA Today | 13 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Pet ___ (source of annoyance) |  |  | 
          
            | Pet ___ | New York Times | 25 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Source of annoyance | USA Today | 22 Feb 2018 | 
          
            | Rile | Newsday | 18 Feb 2018 | 
          
            | Grouse mostly favoured the day before festival | The Telegraph Toughie | 14 Feb 2018 | 
          
            | Annoy | The Sun Two Speed | 24 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Penny, English girl, to irritate | The Sun Two Speed | 24 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Exasperate |  |  | 
          
            | Raise the hackles of |  |  | 
          
            | Ruffle the feathers of |  |  | 
          
            | Source of annoyance |  |  | 
          
            | Pet ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Minor annoyance |  |  | 
          
            | Complaint |  |  | 
          
            | "Pet" annoyance |  |  | 
          
            | "Pet" annoyance | USA Today | 02 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Annoy first lady recording towards the back |  |  | 
          
            | "Pet" irritation |  |  | 
          
            | Tick off | Premier Sunday | 15 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Thorn in one's side | USA Today | 15 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | "Pet" irritation | USA Today | 11 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Annoy |  |  | 
          
            | Source of irritation | USA Today | 02 Jun 2017 | 
          
            | Often one doesn't like it as a pet |  |  | 
          
            | Annoy | The Telegraph Quick | 16 May 2017 | 
          
            | Annoy English deputy in US made to return | The Times Cryptic | 11 May 2017 | 
          
            | Annoyance | Thomas Joseph | 05 May 2017 | 
          
            | "Pet" problem | LA Times Daily | 09 Apr 2017 | 
          
            | 'Pet' problem | The Washington Post | 09 Apr 2017 | 
          
            | "Pet" cause for complaint | Universal | 05 Apr 2017 | 
          
            | Pet complaint? | Wall Street Journal | 14 Mar 2017 | 
          
            | Irritate | Universal | 13 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | Thorn in one's side |  |  | 
          
            | "Pet" cause for complaint |  |  | 
          
            | "Pet" problem |  |  | 
          
            | "Pet" irritation |  |  | 
          
            | Source of irritation |  |  | 
          
            | "Pet" annoyance | LA Times Daily | 05 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Annoy | Universal | 12 Sep 2016 | 
          
            | Vexation shown by extremely perverse girl |  |  | 
          
            | Really get to | New York Times | 03 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Pet ___ (grievance) | Universal | 01 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Pet problem? | LA Times Daily | 04 Jun 2016 | 
          
            | Cause irritation using drill on previous day | The Telegraph Cryptic | 02 Jun 2016 | 
          
            | Pet ___ (grievance) | Family Time | 30 May 2016 | 
          
            | Annoy | Premier Sunday | 29 May 2016 | 
          
            | 'Pet' irritation | Jonesin | 03 May 2016 | 
          
            | Annoy class in gym the day before |  |  | 
          
            | Annoyance | LA Times Daily | 18 Mar 2016 | 
          
            | Rub the wrong way | LA Times Daily | 04 Mar 2016 | 
          
            | Sore point | Newsday | 14 Feb 2016 | 
          
            | Annoy Prince Bertie's man unlimitedly? | The Telegraph Toughie | 09 Feb 2016 | 
          
            | Pet ___ (grievance) |  |  | 
          
            | Annoy |  |  | 
          
            | Pet problem? |  |  | 
          
            | Really get to |  |  | 
          
            | 'Pet' annoyance | Jonesin | 22 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Annoy | The Washington Post | 17 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | Vice-President turns up -- English brass off | The Telegraph Cryptic | 05 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | Pet annoyance? | USA Today | 04 Jul 2015 | 
          
            | Annoy | USA Today | 15 Jun 2015 | 
          
            | Source of irritation | Eugene Sheffer | 05 Jun 2015 | 
          
            | Irritation exercises woman without parents | The Telegraph Toughie | 29 May 2015 | 
          
            | Rub the wrong way | Universal | 28 May 2015 | 
          
            | Make someone feel irritated or resentful | The Telegraph General Knowledge | 10 May 2015 | 
          
            | Bug | LA Times Daily | 09 May 2015 | 
          
            | Pet complaint | USA Today | 19 Mar 2015 | 
          
            | Bone to pick | USA Today | 10 Mar 2015 | 
          
            | See 74-Across | LA Times Daily | 22 Feb 2015 | 
          
            | Pet __ |  |  | 
          
            | Bug |  |  | 
          
            | Rub the wrong way |  |  | 
          
            | Annoy |  |  | 
          
            | Bone to pick |  |  | 
          
            | Pet annoyance? |  |  | 
          
            | Pet complaint |  |  | 
          
            | Annoy |  |  | 
          
            | Annoyance |  |  | 
          
            | See 74-Across |  |  | 
          
            | Annoyance |  |  | 
          
            | Least favorite pet? |  |  | 
          
            | Annoy |  |  | 
          
            | Tick off |  |  | 
          
            | Grievance |  |  | 
          
            | Annoyance |  |  | 
          
            | "Pet" problem |  |  | 
          
            | Something to complain about |  |  | 
          
            | Really annoy |  |  | 
          
            | Thorn in one's side |  |  | 
          
            | Thorn in one's side |  |  | 
          
            | Complaint |  |  | 
          
            | Annoyance |  |  | 
          
            | Source of irritation |  |  | 
          
            | "Pet" annoyance |  |  | 
          
            | Annoy |  |  | 
          
            | Pet ___ (annoyance) |  |  | 
          
            | Pet __ (ongoing annoyance) |  |  | 
          
            | Pet problem? |  |  | 
          
            | Pet annoyance? |  |  | 
          
            | Irritant |  |  | 
          
            | Rile |  |  | 
          
            | Source of annoyance |  |  | 
          
            | Pet annoyance? |  |  | 
          
            | Tick off |  |  | 
          
            | Pet ___ (grievance) |  |  | 
          
            | Pet ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Vexation |  |  | 
          
            | Pet ___ (irritation) |  |  | 
          
            | "Pet" irritation |  |  | 
          
            | Grievance |  |  | 
          
            | "Pet" annoyance |  |  | 
          
            | Sore spot |  |  | 
          
            | Royal pain |  |  | 
          
            | Irk |  |  | 
          
            | Really annoy |  |  | 
          
            | Vexation |  |  | 
          
            | Irk |  |  | 
          
            | Put out |  |  | 
          
            | Grievance |  |  | 
          
            | Annoyance |  |  | 
          
            | Cause for complaint |  |  | 
          
            | "Pet" irritation |  |  | 
          
            | Get under one's skin |  |  | 
          
            | Pet ___ (annoyance) |  |  | 
          
            | Source of annoyance |  |  | 
          
            | Source of annoyance |  |  | 
          
            | Get to |  |  | 
          
            | "Pet" complaint |  |  | 
          
            | Pet ___ (annoyance) |  |  | 
          
            | Pet problem? |  |  | 
          
            | Tick off |  |  | 
          
            | Pet problem? |  |  | 
          
            | Irritated mood |  |  | 
          
            | Pet annoyance? |  |  | 
          
            | Cause for complaint |  |  | 
          
            | Irk |  |  | 
          
            | Tick off |  |  | 
          
            | Vexation |  |  | 
          
            | Irk |  |  | 
          
            | Irritate |  |  | 
          
            | Pet that angers |  |  | 
          
            | Vex |  |  | 
          
            | Get at |  |  | 
          
            | Rub the wrong way |  |  | 
          
            | Something to complain about |  |  | 
          
            | Source of irritation |  |  | 
          
            | Annoyance |  |  | 
          
            | Cause of chafing |  |  | 
          
            | Nettle |  |  | 
          
            | Irritate |  |  | 
          
            | Rub the wrong way |  |  | 
          
            | Really annoy |  |  | 
          
            | Tick off |  |  | 
          
            | A little thing that irritates a lot |  |  | 
          
            | Pet that angers |  |  | 
          
            | Vex |  |  | 
          
            | Raise the hackles of |  |  | 
          
            | Pet __ |  |  | 
          
            | Annoyance |  |  | 
          
            | Annoy |  |  | 
          
            | Pet __ |  |  | 
          
            | Having the toilet paper roll put on the "wrong" way, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Irk |  |  | 
          
            | Irritate |  |  | 
          
            | Pet problem? |  |  | 
          
            | Pet __ |  |  | 
          
            | Source of annoyance |  |  | 
          
            | Source of annoyance |  |  | 
          
            | Irk |  |  | 
          
            | Rub the wrong way |  |  | 
          
            | Bug |  |  | 
          
            | Pet complaint |  |  | 
          
            | Pet annoyance |  |  | 
          
            | Beef |  |  | 
          
            | Exasperate |  |  | 
          
            | Bug |  |  | 
          
            | Complaint |  |  | 
          
            | Nuisance |  |  | 
          
            | Irk |  |  | 
          
            | Pet follower? |  |  | 
          
            | Nettle |  |  | 
          
            | Pet ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Pet ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Irritate |  |  | 
          
            | See 62 Across |  |  | 
          
            | Pet ___ |  |  | 
          
            | See 62 Across |  |  | 
          
            | It may be a pet |  |  | 
          
            | Nettle |  |  | 
          
            | Pet complaint |  |  | 
          
            | Pet follower |  |  | 
          
            | White House deputy turned up European bug |  |  | 
          
            | Gripe |  |  | 
          
            | Sore spot |  |  | 
          
            | Something to complain about |  |  | 
          
            | Irritation |  |  | 
          
            | Toilet paper rolled the "wrong" way, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Pet item |  |  | 
          
            | Annoy |  |  | 
          
            | Beef |  |  | 
          
            | Pet ___: annoyance |  |  | 
          
            | Grievance |  |  | 
          
            | Pet ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Bone to pick |  |  | 
          
            | Beef |  |  | 
          
            | Pet ____ |  |  | 
          
            | Pet___ |  |  | 
          
            | Annoyance |  |  | 
          
            | Annoyance source |  |  | 
          
            | Vex |  |  | 
          
            | Resentful mood |  |  | 
          
            | Annoyance |  |  | 
          
            | Rile |  |  | 
          
            | Irritate |  |  | 
          
            | Bother |  |  | 
          
            | Grudge |  |  | 
          
            | Gripe |  |  | 
          
            | Gripe or grievance |  |  | 
          
            | Make bad-tempered: Colloq. |  |  | 
          
            | Annoy: Colloq. |  |  | 
          
            | Annoyance |  |  | 
          
            | Irritate. |  |  | 
          
            | Irritate: Colloq. |  |  | 
          
            | Particular grievance. |  |  | 
          
            | Annoyance: Colloq. |  |  | 
          
            | Vex: Colloq. |  |  | 
          
            | An annoyance: Colloq. |  |  | 
          
            | Make fretful: Colloq. |  |  | 
          
            | Sore point |  |  |