| Annoying person out of step (4) |
|
|
| ____ control |
|
|
| Descriptor for Ramona Quimby |
|
|
| Termite, e.g. |
Commuter |
11 Apr 2024 |
| Kibitzer, e.g. |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Apr 2024 |
| Pets' disease (4) |
|
|
| Annoying person |
Commuter |
04 Apr 2024 |
| Exterminator's target |
Universal |
04 Apr 2024 |
| Annoying house guest you may need to "control"? |
|
|
| Mosquito or gnat |
Thomas Joseph |
03 Apr 2024 |
| ___ control (exterminator's service) |
|
|
| Having to break step can be a nuisance (4) |
|
|
| Annoying person |
Newsday |
24 Mar 2024 |
| Pets turn out to be vermin |
Mirror Cryptic |
20 Mar 2024 |
| Nuisance |
Mirror Quick |
20 Mar 2024 |
| Pieces of peach stone are a nuisance |
|
|
| Threat to crops |
New York Times |
15 Mar 2024 |
| Annoyance |
LA Times Daily |
14 Mar 2024 |
| Pets turned out to be vermin |
Mirror Cryptic |
14 Mar 2024 |
| Nuisance |
Mirror Quick |
14 Mar 2024 |
| Bothersome insect |
Universal |
12 Mar 2024 |
| Annoying thing |
USA Today |
08 Mar 2024 |
| Annoying person |
Commuter |
06 Mar 2024 |
| (Household [?) control] |
|
|
| Nuisance |
Mirror Quick |
01 Mar 2024 |
| Pets turn out to be vermin |
Mirror Cryptic |
01 Mar 2024 |
| Fortune I derive from pluckiest brat (4) |
|
|
| Nuisance |
The Telegraph Quick |
22 Feb 2024 |
| Annoying person |
Newsday |
19 Feb 2024 |
| Troublesome thing |
|
|
| Nuisance |
Mirror Quick |
09 Feb 2024 |
| Pets turn out to be vermin |
Mirror Cryptic |
09 Feb 2024 |
| Annoying person |
Commuter |
07 Feb 2024 |
| Plague or nuisance |
|
|
| Nuisance gets the unfinished sauce (4) |
|
|
| Annoying bug |
New York Times Mini |
02 Feb 2024 |
| Real annoyance |
TV |
28 Jan 2024 |
| Nuisance |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Jan 2024 |
| Pets turn out to be vermin |
Mirror Cryptic |
19 Jan 2024 |
| Nuisance |
Mirror Quick |
19 Jan 2024 |
| Irksome person |
Newsday |
18 Jan 2024 |
| Nuisance performing exercise on the street |
|
|
| Gnat, e.g. |
LA Times Daily |
15 Jan 2024 |
| Roach or mosquito |
USA Today |
14 Jan 2024 |
| Locust or termite, e.g. |
|
|
| Annoying sort |
LA Times Mini |
08 Jan 2024 |
| Annoying person |
Universal |
04 Jan 2024 |
| Destructive insect |
USA Today |
03 Jan 2024 |
| Pets turn out to be vermin |
Mirror Cryptic |
29 Dec 2023 |
| Nuisance |
Mirror Quick |
29 Dec 2023 |
| Nuisance |
Puzzler Backwords |
28 Dec 2023 |
| An annoying individual (4) |
|
|
| Mosquito or gnat |
Thomas Joseph |
16 Dec 2023 |
| Pets turn out to be vermin |
Mirror Cryptic |
15 Dec 2023 |
| Nuisance |
Mirror Quick |
15 Dec 2023 |
| Plague that's very troublesome (4) |
|
|
| Fungus gnat, e.g. |
LA Times Daily |
05 Dec 2023 |
| Epithet for kid-lit's Ramona |
|
|
| Nuisance |
Mirror Classic |
01 Dec 2023 |
| Own special son coming in becomes nuisance |
The Sun Two Speed |
24 Nov 2023 |
| Total nuisance |
|
|
| Bother |
The Sun Two Speed |
24 Nov 2023 |
| Irritating bug |
|
|
| Nuisance |
Thomas Joseph |
21 Nov 2023 |
| Annoying person |
Newsday |
31 Oct 2023 |
| Younger sibling, at times |
Universal |
28 Oct 2023 |
| Nuisance |
LA Times Daily |
07 Oct 2023 |
| Nuisance |
Newsday |
04 Oct 2023 |
| Fly in the face, e.g. |
New York Times |
04 Oct 2023 |
| Annoying person |
Newsday |
18 Sep 2023 |
| Royal pain |
Universal |
15 Sep 2023 |
| Annoyance |
LA Times Daily |
05 Sep 2023 |
| Termite or roach, e.g. |
|
|
| Farmer's crop-eating annoyance, say |
|
|
| Weevil, e.g |
Universal |
22 Aug 2023 |
| Nuisance |
Thomas Joseph |
31 Jul 2023 |
| __ control |
Newsday |
15 Jul 2023 |
| Unwelcome visitor |
LA Times Daily |
09 Jul 2023 |
| Ramona, per Beezus |
LA Times Daily |
07 Jul 2023 |
| Annoying creature |
USA Today |
07 Jul 2023 |
| A fly at a picnic, for example |
Family Time |
02 Jul 2023 |
| Gnat, e.g |
Thomas Joseph |
22 Jun 2023 |
| Buttonholer |
Newsday |
03 Jun 2023 |
| Household cat perhaps catching small mouse? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
29 May 2023 |
| Mosquito or gnat |
Thomas Joseph |
25 May 2023 |
| Irritating sort |
New York Times |
21 May 2023 |
| Steady annoyance |
Newsday |
07 May 2023 |
| Mosquito or gnat |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Apr 2023 |
| Nuisance |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 Apr 2023 |
| Annoying sort |
New York Times |
10 Apr 2023 |
| Nuisance |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Apr 2023 |
| Mosquito or gnat |
Thomas Joseph |
05 Apr 2023 |
| Flea, e.g |
Universal |
04 Apr 2023 |
| Nuisance |
Universal |
23 Mar 2023 |
| Flea or fly |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Mar 2023 |
| Mosquito or little brother, say |
Universal |
01 Mar 2023 |
| Extermination target |
Premier Sunday |
19 Feb 2023 |
| Gnat or rat, say |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Feb 2023 |
| Nuisance |
New York Times |
31 Jan 2023 |
| Nuisance |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Jan 2023 |
| Annoying person |
Newsday |
18 Jan 2023 |
| Irritating sort |
New York Times |
16 Jan 2023 |
| Persistently annoying insect |
Family Time |
16 Jan 2023 |
| Ongoing annoyance |
Newsday |
08 Jan 2023 |
| Target for an exterminator |
New York Times |
21 Dec 2022 |
| Nuisance |
New York Times |
19 Dec 2022 |
| Nuisance |
The Guardian Quick |
14 Dec 2022 |
| Termite or ant, for example |
USA Today |
04 Dec 2022 |
| Ant at a picnic, e.g |
Family Time |
28 Nov 2022 |
| Locust, to a farmer |
|
|
| Annoying person |
The Times Concise |
24 Nov 2022 |
| Annoying sort |
Newsday |
14 Nov 2022 |
| Mosquito, for example |
USA Today |
08 Nov 2022 |
| Annoying bug |
USA Today |
05 Nov 2022 |
| Nuisance |
Newsday |
17 Oct 2022 |
| __ control |
LA Times Daily |
01 Oct 2022 |
| Fly, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
25 Sep 2022 |
| Nuisance |
Universal |
24 Sep 2022 |
| Vexation |
LA Times Daily |
22 Sep 2022 |
| Nuisance |
Newsday |
20 Sep 2022 |
| Irksome one |
Newsday |
18 Sep 2022 |
| Little brother, perhaps |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Sep 2022 |
| Annoying one |
Family Time |
05 Sep 2022 |
| Bothersome person |
USA Today |
04 Sep 2022 |
| Annoying person |
Newsday |
31 Aug 2022 |
| Younger sibling, stereotypically |
LA Times Daily |
19 Aug 2022 |
| ___ control |
New York Times |
13 Aug 2022 |
| Nuisance |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Aug 2022 |
| Nuisance |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Aug 2022 |
| Constant annoyer |
Family Time |
25 Jul 2022 |
| Nuisance |
Eugene Sheffer |
08 Jul 2022 |
| Irksome one |
LA Times Daily |
03 Jul 2022 |
| Nuisance |
The Telegraph Quick |
01 Jul 2022 |
| Annoying person |
USA Today |
22 Jun 2022 |
| Nuisance |
Universal |
13 Jun 2022 |
| Annoying person |
Newsday |
13 Jun 2022 |
| Nudnik |
LA Times Daily |
05 Jun 2022 |
| Nudnik |
The Washington Post |
05 Jun 2022 |
| Flea or fly |
Universal |
02 Jun 2022 |
| Any bug that gets on your nerves |
Family Time |
30 May 2022 |
| Four characters in Europe standing trial |
The Telegraph Toughie |
17 May 2022 |
| Destructive organism |
Irish Times Simplex |
16 May 2022 |
| Sweetheart trapping small bug |
The Telegraph Toughie |
05 May 2022 |
| Nuisance |
Newsday |
02 May 2022 |
| Annoying person |
Newsday |
25 Apr 2022 |
| Annoyance |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Apr 2022 |
| Annoyance |
Universal |
22 Apr 2022 |
| Nuisance |
Eugene Sheffer |
21 Apr 2022 |
| For example, cat catching small rat? |
The Times Cryptic |
15 Apr 2022 |
| Little brother, perhaps |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Apr 2022 |
| Nuisance |
Thomas Joseph |
11 Apr 2022 |
| Annoying insect |
|
|
| Bother |
New York Times |
05 Mar 2022 |
| Annoyance |
New York Times |
02 Mar 2022 |
| Nuisance |
Thomas Joseph |
01 Mar 2022 |
| Annoying insect |
|
|
| Nuisance |
USA Today |
26 Feb 2022 |
| Irritating person |
USA Today |
23 Feb 2022 |
| Nuisance |
Eugene Sheffer |
19 Feb 2022 |
| Annoying sort |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Feb 2022 |
| Nuisance |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Feb 2022 |
| Gnat or nag |
LA Times Daily |
02 Feb 2022 |
| Gnat or nag |
The Washington Post |
02 Feb 2022 |
| Nuisance |
Newsday |
02 Feb 2022 |
| Fumigation target |
Universal |
31 Jan 2022 |
| Royal pain |
New York Times |
30 Jan 2022 |
| Flea or fly |
Universal |
23 Jan 2022 |
| Nuisance |
Thomas Joseph |
22 Jan 2022 |
| Nuisance |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Jan 2022 |
| Mosquito or gnat |
Thomas Joseph |
07 Jan 2022 |
| Bug bugging you, say |
The Washington Post Sunday |
12 Dec 2021 |
| Annoying animal |
USA Today |
06 Dec 2021 |
| Small headache |
New York Times |
26 Nov 2021 |
| Nuisance |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 Nov 2021 |
| Nuisance |
Universal |
10 Nov 2021 |
| Ant at a picnic, e.g |
USA Today |
29 Oct 2021 |
| Persistent little sibling, maybe |
New York Times |
19 Oct 2021 |
| Nuisance |
Thomas Joseph |
05 Oct 2021 |
| Annoying person |
Newsday |
22 Sep 2021 |
| Nuisance |
USA Today |
15 Sep 2021 |
| Nuisance, bane |
The Telegraph Quick |
05 Sep 2021 |
| Spotted lanternfly, e.g |
The Washington Post Sunday |
15 Aug 2021 |
| Farmer's annoyance |
|
|
| Exterminator's target |
Universal |
31 Jul 2021 |
| Bothersome person |
Newsday |
26 Jul 2021 |
| Annoying insect |
Family Time |
11 Jul 2021 |
| Nuisance |
The Washington Post |
25 Jun 2021 |
| Nuisance |
LA Times Daily |
25 Jun 2021 |
| Ant in the pantry, e.g |
Universal |
20 Jun 2021 |
| Termite or gnat, for one |
|
|
| Bothersome one |
Newsday |
02 Jun 2021 |
| ___ control (exterminator's service) |
|
|
| Bothersome person |
Universal |
21 May 2021 |
| Source of annoyance |
USA Today |
17 May 2021 |
| Nuisance |
USA Today |
16 May 2021 |
| Persistently annoying one |
Family Time |
10 May 2021 |
| Irritant |
Newsday |
25 Apr 2021 |
| Nuisance |
The Telegraph Quick |
21 Apr 2021 |
| Termite, e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Apr 2021 |
| Plump louse eats plant ends, causing blight |
|
|
| Persistently annoying insect |
Family Time |
28 Mar 2021 |
| Bother |
The Sun Two Speed |
19 Mar 2021 |
| Own special son coming in is nuisance |
The Sun Two Speed |
19 Mar 2021 |
| Irritating sort |
Universal |
16 Mar 2021 |
| Mosquito or gnat |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Mar 2021 |
| Destructive insect |
USA Today |
09 Mar 2021 |
| Roach or rat |
Universal |
05 Mar 2021 |
| Mosquito, e.g |
Thomas Joseph |
18 Feb 2021 |
| Crop destroyer? |
|
|
| Nuisance |
Thomas Joseph |
11 Feb 2021 |
| Flea or roach |
USA Today |
06 Feb 2021 |
| Half of capital being lost is a nuisance |
|
|
| *Cat or goldfish |
Universal |
07 Jan 2021 |
| Nuisance |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Jan 2021 |
| Bothersome sort |
The Washington Post |
20 Dec 2020 |
| Bothersome sort |
LA Times Daily |
20 Dec 2020 |
| Roach or housefly, for one |
|
|
| Termite, for one |
|
|
| Pain in the neck |
New York Times |
22 Nov 2020 |
| Roach or termite |
New York Times |
19 Nov 2020 |
| Termite, for one |
|
|
| Annoying person |
USA Today |
22 Oct 2020 |
| Irksome person |
Newsday |
21 Oct 2020 |
| Annoyer |
Premier Sunday |
18 Oct 2020 |
| Flea or tick |
USA Today |
17 Oct 2020 |
| Bothersome sort |
USA Today |
06 Oct 2020 |
| Apt rhyme for "infest" |
Universal |
06 Oct 2020 |
| Termite, for one |
|
|
| Annoyance |
USA Today |
12 Sep 2020 |
| Bothersome person |
Newsday |
18 Aug 2020 |
| Exercise on street to get troublemaker |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
30 Jul 2020 |
| Exterminator's target |
Universal |
24 Jul 2020 |
| Flea or tick |
Universal |
09 Jul 2020 |
| Nuisance |
Universal |
25 Jun 2020 |
| Crop attacking insect |
|
|
| Nuisance |
Newsday |
30 Apr 2020 |
| Boll weevil, for one |
New York Times |
24 Apr 2020 |
| Gnat or brat, for example |
USA Today |
20 Apr 2020 |
| Obnoxious person |
USA Today |
14 Apr 2020 |
| Insect that attacks crops |
|
|
| Little sibling, perhaps |
Universal |
07 Apr 2020 |
| Rat or roach |
|
|
| Robocaller, e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Feb 2020 |
| Exterminator's target |
|
|
| 20 apes tried clothes |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
28 Dec 2019 |
| Gnat or rat, e.g |
The Washington Post Sunday |
22 Dec 2019 |
| One told to leave, maybe |
The Washington Post |
14 Dec 2019 |
| One told to leave, maybe |
LA Times Daily |
14 Dec 2019 |
| Boll weevil, to a cotton farmer |
New York Times |
02 Dec 2019 |
| Boll weevil, to a cotton farmer |
|
|
| Gnat, e.g |
Thomas Joseph |
29 Oct 2019 |
| Arborist's concern |
Newsday |
19 Oct 2019 |
| Roach or termite |
LA Times Daily |
14 Oct 2019 |
| Roach or termite |
The Washington Post |
14 Oct 2019 |
| Annoying person |
Newsday |
14 Oct 2019 |
| Mole, to a suburbanite |
USA Today |
10 Oct 2019 |
| Little brother, stereotypically |
|
|
| Little brother, stereotypically |
New York Times |
07 Oct 2019 |
| ___ control (exterminator's service) |
|
|
| Exterminator's quarry |
Family Time |
06 Oct 2019 |
| Destructive creature |
The Times Concise |
04 Oct 2019 |
| Noodge |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Sep 2019 |
| Own special son coming in becomes nuisance |
The Sun Two Speed |
31 Aug 2019 |
| Real pain |
New York Times |
11 Aug 2019 |
| Nuisance |
New York Times |
07 Aug 2019 |
| Annoying one |
Newsday |
04 Aug 2019 |
| Exterminator's target |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Jul 2019 |
| 38-Down, e.g |
The Washington Post |
10 Jul 2019 |
| 38-Down, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
10 Jul 2019 |
| Nuisance |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Jul 2019 |
| Gnat or rat |
USA Today |
22 Jun 2019 |
| Little noodge |
New York Times |
22 Jun 2019 |
| Nudnik |
LA Times Daily |
15 Jun 2019 |
| Nudnik |
The Washington Post |
15 Jun 2019 |
| 35-Across, to suburbanites |
USA Today |
04 Jun 2019 |
| Fruit fly, to an orchard |
USA Today |
19 May 2019 |
| Persistent inconvenience |
Newsday |
18 May 2019 |
| Pantry ant, e.g |
USA Today |
10 May 2019 |
| Nuisance if clergyman loses grail regularly |
|
|
| Kid brother, at times |
The Washington Post |
29 Apr 2019 |
| Pain in the neck |
Universal |
29 Apr 2019 |
| Kid brother, at times |
LA Times Daily |
29 Apr 2019 |
| Termite, for one |
|
|
| 16-Across, e.g |
USA Today |
14 Apr 2019 |
| Pain in the neck |
Newsday |
14 Apr 2019 |
| Destructive insect |
Irish Times Simplex |
28 Mar 2019 |
| Crop attacking insect |
|
|
| Nuisance |
Canadiana |
11 Mar 2019 |
| Nuisance |
The Sun Two Speed |
01 Mar 2019 |
| Bother minister ignoring religious instruction |
The Sun Two Speed |
01 Mar 2019 |
| Aphid or boll weevil |
Universal |
15 Feb 2019 |
| Mole, to suburbanites |
USA Today |
08 Feb 2019 |
| Exterminator's victim |
USA Today |
24 Jan 2019 |
| Target of a homeowner's trap |
The Washington Post Sunday |
13 Jan 2019 |
| Unwelcome rodent in the house |
|
|
| Fruit fly, to an orchard |
|
|
| 35-Across, to suburbanites |
|
|
| Exterminator's target |
|
|
| Aphid or boll weevil |
|
|
| Nuisance |
|
|
| Roach or termite |
|
|
| Nudnik |
|
|
| Kid brother, at times |
|
|
| Irksome sort |
|
|
| Pantry ant, e.g. |
|
|
| Little noodge |
|
|
| Real pain |
|
|
| Vexatious sort |
|
|
| Nuisance |
|
|
| Noodge |
|
|
| Exterminator's target |
|
|
| Mole, to suburbanites |
|
|
| Mole, to a suburbanite |
|
|
| Pain in the neck |
|
|
| Gnat or rat |
|
|
| Exterminator's victim |
|
|
| 38-Down, e.g. |
|
|
| Constant nuisance |
Irish Times Simplex |
28 Dec 2018 |
| Irksome one |
Newsday |
26 Dec 2018 |
| Buttonholer |
Newsday |
01 Dec 2018 |
| Bother minister eschewing religious studies |
|
|
| Insect that can prove to be quite bothersome |
|
|
| Apt rhyme of 'infest' |
The Washington Post Sunday |
11 Nov 2018 |
| Insect that attacks crops |
|
|
| Flea or fly |
USA Today |
25 Oct 2018 |
| Irksome type |
Premier Sunday |
07 Oct 2018 |
| Orkin target |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Oct 2018 |
| Ant, to a picnicker |
USA Today |
24 Sep 2018 |
| Bug or brat |
LA Times Daily |
23 Sep 2018 |
| Bug or brat |
The Washington Post |
23 Sep 2018 |
| 17-Across or louse |
USA Today |
01 Sep 2018 |
| Gnat, for one |
Universal |
27 Aug 2018 |
| Termite or gnat |
New York Times |
22 Aug 2018 |
| Bothersome annoyance |
Universal |
18 Aug 2018 |
| Insect that's up to no good? |
|
|
| Endless basil sauce can be bother |
The Telegraph Toughie |
25 Jul 2018 |
| Irritant |
Universal |
19 Jul 2018 |
| Thing on your nerves |
Universal |
24 Jun 2018 |
| Annoying insect |
Family Time |
17 Jun 2018 |
| Annoyance |
Newsday |
13 Jun 2018 |
| Bothersome one |
Universal |
31 May 2018 |
| Bedbug, e.g |
New York Times |
22 Apr 2018 |
| Mole or mosquito |
USA Today |
19 Apr 2018 |
| Annoying person |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Apr 2018 |
| One getting shooed |
New York Times |
18 Mar 2018 |
| Old Bob in sulk becoming a nuisance |
|
|
| Irksome sort |
USA Today |
06 Feb 2018 |
| Annoyance |
New York Times |
30 Jan 2018 |
| Phylloxera, for one, in the grapes' terroir? |
Irish Times Crosaire |
17 Jan 2018 |
| Little sibling, often |
New York Times |
07 Jan 2018 |
| Annoying person |
|
|
| Annoyance |
|
|
| Bothersome annoyance |
|
|
| Bothersome one |
|
|
| Gnat, for one |
|
|
| Irritant |
|
|
| Thing on your nerves |
|
|
| Irksome sort |
|
|
| Flea or tick |
|
|
| Flea or fly |
|
|
| Mole or mosquito |
|
|
| Ant, to a picnicker |
|
|
| Bug or brat |
|
|
| 17-Across or louse |
|
|
| Termite or gnat |
|
|
| One getting shooed |
|
|
| Little sibling, often |
|
|
| Bedbug, e.g. |
|
|
| Orkin target |
|
|
| Nuisance |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
24 Nov 2017 |
| Annoying sort |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Oct 2017 |
| Sitter's challenge |
The Washington Post |
26 Oct 2017 |
| Sitter's challenge |
LA Times Daily |
26 Oct 2017 |
| Noodge |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
06 Oct 2017 |
| Black Flag or d-CON target |
USA Today |
20 Sep 2017 |
| Yappy dog, e.g |
The Washington Post |
04 Sep 2017 |
| Yappy dog, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
04 Sep 2017 |
| Bug bomb victim |
USA Today |
16 Aug 2017 |
| Exterminator's target |
USA Today |
14 Aug 2017 |
| Pain in the you-know-what |
New York Times |
09 Aug 2017 |
| Irksome one |
LA Times Daily |
08 Aug 2017 |
| Irksome one |
The Washington Post |
08 Aug 2017 |
| Step around insect |
|
|
| Unrelenting annoyance |
The Washington Post |
04 Jun 2017 |
| Unrelenting annoyance |
LA Times Daily |
04 Jun 2017 |
| Mole or mouse |
Wall Street Journal |
15 May 2017 |
| 4-Down victim, e.g |
USA Today |
12 May 2017 |
| Fly or gnat, often |
Universal |
23 Apr 2017 |
| Racing letters |
New York Times |
01 Apr 2017 |
| Annoying creature |
The Telegraph Quick |
30 Mar 2017 |
| Paddy harbours small annoyance |
|
|
| Rat or roach |
New York Times |
06 Mar 2017 |
| Fruit fly or gnat |
LA Times Daily |
12 Feb 2017 |
| Pain in the neck |
The Washington Post |
27 Jan 2017 |
| Exterminator's target |
|
|
| Fly or gnat, often |
|
|
| Fruit fly or gnat |
|
|
| 4-Down victim, e.g. |
|
|
| Noodge |
|
|
| Irksome one |
|
|
| Nuisance |
|
|
| Sitter's challenge |
|
|
| Rat or roach |
|
|
| Unrelenting annoyance |
|
|
| Pain in the you-know-what |
|
|
| Pain in the neck |
|
|
| Yappy dog, e.g. |
|
|
| Black Flag or d-CON target |
|
|
| Bug bomb victim |
|
|
| Obnoxious one |
|
|
| Noodge |
The Washington Post |
02 Dec 2016 |
| Thing getting on one's nerves |
Universal |
13 Nov 2016 |
| Raid target |
New York Times |
05 Nov 2016 |
| Thorn in one's side |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
04 Nov 2016 |
| Mouse, e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Oct 2016 |
| Irksome type |
USA Today |
10 Oct 2016 |
| Annoying nuisance |
Irish Times Simplex |
28 Sep 2016 |
| Little brother, often |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Sep 2016 |
| Real pain |
Premier Sunday |
11 Sep 2016 |
| Capital half lost — that's a nuisance |
|
|
| Irksome insect |
Universal |
27 Aug 2016 |
| Irksome sort |
Premier Sunday |
21 Aug 2016 |
| It gets on one's nerves |
Universal |
17 Aug 2016 |
| Ant at a picnic |
Family Time |
15 Aug 2016 |
| Mosquito, gnat or fly |
Universal |
28 Jul 2016 |
| Tick, e.g |
New York Times |
15 Jul 2016 |
| Bothersome type |
Universal |
09 Jul 2016 |
| Bother |
New York Times |
25 Jun 2016 |
| Cockroach, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
15 Jun 2016 |
| Orkin target |
USA Today |
10 Jun 2016 |
| Bothersome insect |
LA Times Daily |
19 Apr 2016 |
| Hanger-on |
Newsday |
01 Apr 2016 |
| Exterminator's quarry |
Universal |
10 Mar 2016 |
| Aphid, to a fruit tree |
Universal |
04 Mar 2016 |
| Endless sauce, an annoyance |
|
|
| Annoyance |
LA Times Daily |
19 Feb 2016 |
| Annoying person |
Universal |
17 Feb 2016 |
| Nag, e.g |
Universal |
14 Feb 2016 |
| Dennis the Menace, to Mr. Wilson |
The Washington Post |
03 Feb 2016 |
| Step out and be a nuisance |
The Sun Two Speed |
02 Jan 2016 |
| Annoyance |
The Sun Two Speed |
02 Jan 2016 |
| Bothersome type |
|
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| Nag, e.g. |
|
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| Mosquito, gnat or fly |
|
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| Orkin target |
|
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| Cockroach, e.g. |
|
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| Bother |
|
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| Thorn in one's side |
|
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| Annoying person |
|
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| Raid target |
|
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| Tick, e.g. |
|
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| Troublesome insect |
USA Today |
22 Dec 2015 |
| Irksome type |
Universal |
16 Dec 2015 |
| Trying type |
New York Times |
10 Dec 2015 |
| Mole, to a gardener |
Universal |
06 Dec 2015 |
| Irritating sort |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Dec 2015 |
| Garden interloper |
New York Times |
13 Nov 2015 |
| Aphid, to a gardener |
Universal |
20 Sep 2015 |
| Vexatious sort |
LA Times Daily |
08 Aug 2015 |
| Nuisance of bank's personal interest |
Irish Times Crosaire |
14 Jul 2015 |
| Unwelcome garden visitor |
LA Times Daily |
15 May 2015 |
| Telemarketer, to many |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
08 May 2015 |
| Source of vexation |
Newsday |
23 Apr 2015 |
| Annoying person |
The Times Concise |
10 Feb 2015 |
| Vexing one |
Newsday |
06 Feb 2015 |
| Orkin victim |
LA Times Daily |
05 Feb 2015 |
| Under-one's-skin type |
LA Times Daily |
18 Jan 2015 |
| Forcibly removes |
New York Times |
08 Jan 2015 |
| Destructive insect |
The Times Concise |
02 Jan 2015 |
| Significant nuisance |
|
|
| Noodge |
|
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| Garden interloper |
|
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| Nag, e.g. |
|
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| Trying type |
|
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| Unwelcome garden visitor |
|
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| Little brother, often |
|
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| Annoyance |
|
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| Irritating sort |
|
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| Aphid, to a gardener |
|
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| Troublesome insect |
|
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| Irksome type |
|
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| Mole, to a gardener |
|
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| Telemarketer, to many |
|
|
| Vexatious sort |
|
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| Unwelcome garden visitor |
|
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| Under-one's-skin type |
|
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| Real annoyance |
|
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| Annoying person |
|
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| Orkin victim |
|
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| Annoying one |
|
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| Annoyance |
|
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| Hanger-on |
|
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| Irksome person |
|
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| Irritant |
|
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| Nuisance |
|
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| Source of vexation |
|
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| Vexing one |
|
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| Bothersome guy |
|
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| Fly in the face of someone? |
|
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| Garden interloper |
|
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| Unwelcome greenhouse guest |
|
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| Steady annoyance |
|
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| Nudnik |
|
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| Noodge or nudnik |
|
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| Steady annoyance |
|
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| Pain in the neck |
|
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| Nuisance |
|
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| Irritating one |
|
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| Annoying person or bug |
|
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| Insect, perhaps |
|
|
| Pain in the neck |
|
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| Fumigation target |
|
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| "Shoo!" addressee |
|
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| Unwanted visitor |
|
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| Garden headache |
|
|
| 53 Down, often |
|
|
| Pain in the neck |
|
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| Nudnik |
|
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| Teaser |
|
|
| Orkin agent's quarry |
|
|
| Aphid, to a fruit tree |
|
|
| No-see-um, for one |
|
|
| Exterminator's target |
|
|
| Slug, e.g. |
|
|
| Bug you want to swat |
|
|
| Crop-invading insect |
|
|
| Recurring pain? |
|
|
| Bother |
|
|
| Irking insect |
|
|
| Thorn in one's side |
|
|
| Troublesome insect |
|
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| Insecticide victim |
|
|
| Bother |
|
|
| Recurring pain? |
|
|
| Exterminator's quarry |
|
|
| Troublesome person |
|
|
| Nuisance |
|
|
| 16-Across, e.g. |
|
|
| Little brother, to an older sibling, say |
|
|
| Bothersome person |
|
|
| Pantry ant, e.g. |
|
|
| Gardening column subject |
|
|
| Bothersome insect |
|
|
| Annoying one |
|
|
| Pantry ant, e.g. |
|
|
| Nuisance |
|
|
| Crop threat |
|
|
| Annoying one |
|
|
| Nuisance |
|
|
| Crop threat |
|
|
| Bothersome insect |
|
|
| Annoying one |
|
|
| Buttinsky |
|
|
| One who 26-Across |
|
|
| Pain in the ass |
|
|
| Source of annoyance |
|
|
| Vexation |
|
|
| 17-Across in the neck |
|
|
| Irksome one |
|
|
| Orkin target |
|
|
| Unwelcome visitor |
|
|
| 17-Across in the neck |
|
|
| Mosquito or mole, e.g. |
|
|
| Unwelcome guest |
|
|
| Fly, perhaps |
|
|
| Source of annoyance |
|
|
| Irksome sort |
|
|
| Orkin target |
|
|
| Cockroach or termite |
|
|
| Raid target |
|
|
| Thorn in one's side |
|
|
| Annoyer |
|
|
| Mosquito or mole, e.g. |
|
|
| Nuisance |
|
|
| Telemarketer, to many |
|
|
| Raid target |
|
|
| Thorn in one's side |
|
|
| Source of exasperation |
|
|
| Vexatious one |
|
|
| Dennis the Menace, for one |
|
|
| Exterminator's target |
|
|
| Irksome type |
|
|
| With 65-Across, extermination ... or what can be done to 10 answers in this puzzle without affecting their clues? |
|
|
| Bug you want to swat |
|
|
| Aphid, to a gardener |
|
|
| Pain, so to speak |
|
|
| Adamant ant? |
|
|
| Gadfly |
|
|
| Gnat, for one |
|
|
| Mosquito, e.g. |
|
|
| Royal pain |
|
|
| Adamant ant? |
|
|
| Noodge |
|
|
| Orkin victim |
|
|
| Annoying type |
|
|
| Irksome fellow |
|
|
| Kibitzer, e.g. |
|
|
| Gnat, for one |
|
|
| Kid brother, stereotypically |
|
|
| Mosquito, e.g. |
|
|
| Noodge |
|
|
| Pain in the neck |
|
|
| Yapping dog, e.g. |
|
|
| Unwelcome greenhouse guest |
|
|
| Pain in the rear |
|
|
| Mixed-up PETS? |
|
|
| Gadfly |
|
|
| Bothersome kid |
|
|
| Irritant |
|
|
| Kid brother, at times |
|
|
| Real pill |
|
|
| Pain in the neck |
|
|
| Bugging bug |
|
|
| Nudnik |
|
|
| Brat |
|
|
| Gnat or rat |
|
|
| Kind of control |
|
|
| Housefly, for example |
|
|
| Irksome fellow |
|
|
| Black Flag target |
|
|
| Nudge |
|
|
| Brat |
|
|
| Gnat or rat |
|
|
| Starling, e.g. |
|
|
| Bother |
|
|
| Mole, e.g. |
|
|
| Heckler, e.g. |
|
|
| Crop-dusting target |
|
|
| Thorn in the side |
|
|
| Slug, to a gardener |
|
|
| Mole, e.g. |
|
|
| Pain of a sort |
|
|
| Termite, e.g. |
|
|
| Little brother or spammer, to some |
|
|
| Raid victim |
|
|
| Younger brother, say |
|
|
| Slug, to a gardener |
|
|
| Bothersome kid |
|
|
| Annoying one |
|
|
| Nudnik |
|
|
| Nettlesome one |
|
|
| Kid brother, sometimes |
|
|
| Annoyer |
|
|
| Nag |
|
|
| Cutworm, e.g. |
|
|
| Irksome individual |
|
|
| Sauce whose name is Italian for "pounded" |
|
|
| Ant at a picnic, e.g. |
|
|
| Nuisance |
|
|
| Pain in the neck |
|
|
| Irritant |
|
|
| Raid target |
|
|
| Dennis the Menace, to Mr. Wilson |
|
|
| Slug, say |
|
|
| Annoyance |
|
|
| Bothersome kid |
|
|
| Flea, e.g. |
|
|
| Black Flag victim |
|
|
| Gadfly |
|
|
| Pain, so to speak |
|
|
| Buttinsky |
|
|
| Burr under the saddle |
|
|
| Dennis, to Mr. Wilson |
|
|
| Exterminator's quarry |
|
|
| Nuisance |
|
|
| Roach, for one |
|
|
| Royal pain |
|
|
| Terminator's target |
|
|
| Telemarketer, perhaps |
|
|
| Noodge |
|
|
| Crop invader |
|
|
| Pain in the you-know-what, e.g. |
|
|
| Nuisance |
|
|
| Brat or bug, e.g. |
|
|
| Bothersome type |
|
|
| Genuine nuisance |
|
|
| Pain, so to speak |
|
|
| Nuisance |
|
|
| Nudnik |
|
|
| Annoyance |
|
|
| Mole, to a gardener |
|
|
| Irritant |
|
|
| Exterminator's victim |
|
|
| Nudnik |
|
|
| Persistent annoyer |
|
|
| Bothersome one |
|
|
| 10 Across or 49 Across |
|
|
| Annoyance |
|
|
| Annoying type |
|
|
| Bug bomb target |
|
|
| Pain in the butt |
|
|
| Yapping dog, e.g. |
|
|
| Insecticide victim |
|
|
| Roach or slug |
|
|
| Royal pain |
|
|
| Gnat, for example |
|
|
| Locust, for one |
|
|
| Fly, for example |
|
|
| Irksome person |
|
|
| Spammer, for one |
|
|
| Nudnik |
|
|
| Buttinsky, e.g. |
|
|
| D-Con target |
|
|
| Gadfly |
|
|
| Noodge |
|
|
| Annoying type |
|
|
| It's across the Danube from Buda |
|
|
| Noodge |
|
|
| Little brother, maybe |
|
|
| Termite, e.g. |
|
|
| Annoying one |
|
|
| Nudnik |
|
|
| Tiresome one |
|
|
| 21A, for one |
|
|
| Pain in the neck |
|
|
| Royal pain |
|
|
| 81-Down, e.g. |
|
|
| Heckler, e.g. |
|
|
| Kid brother, at his worst |
|
|
| Nuisance |
|
|
| Crop killer |
|
|
| Exterminator's assignment |
|
|
| Mouse, for one |
|
|
| Thorn |
|
|
| 81-Down, e.g. |
|
|
| Heckler, e.g. |
|
|
| Kid brother, at his worst |
|
|
| 28 Down, for one |
|
|
| Annoyer |
|
|
| Annoying person |
|
|
| Pain in the neck |
|
|
| Roach or mole |
|
|
| Gnat or brat |
|
|
| Pain in the neck |
|
|
| Imp |
|
|
| Annoyance |
|
|
| Horticultural woe |
|
|
| Buttinsky |
|
|
| Fly or roach |
|
|
| Ant, maybe |
|
|
| Imp |
|
|
| Horticultural woe |
|
|
| Fly, e.g. |
|
|
| Fly, e.g. |
|
|
| Exterminator's quarry |
|
|
| Babysitter's bane |
|
|
| It merged with Buda in 1873 |
|
|
| Dennis, to Mr. Wilson |
|
|
| Fly, e.g. |
|
|
| Nudnik |
|
|
| Annoying person |
|
|
| Mole, to suburbanites |
|
|
| Unwelcome guest |
|
|
| Spray victim |
|
|
| Flea or tick |
|
|
| 43-Down, e.g. |
|
|
| Nagger |
|
|
| Mouse, to some |
|
|
| Little brother, at times |
|
|
| Irksome type |
|
|
| Dennis the Menace, to Mr. Wilson |
|
|
| Flea or mosquito |
|
|
| Unwelcome greenhouse guest |
|
|
| Exterminator's target |
|
|
| Aphid, to a gardener |
|
|
| Bother |
|
|
| Irksome insect |
|
|
| Raid target |
|
|
| Younger sib, maybe |
|
|
| Aphid or beetle |
|
|
| Dee Dee, to Dexter on "Dexter's Laboratory" |
|
|
| Bug spray victim |
|
|
| Gadfly, e.g. |
|
|
| Nosy neighbor |
|
|
| Buttinsky |
|
|
| Adamant ant? |
|
|
| Paparazzo often |
|
|
| Heckler |
|
|
| Hanger-on, maybe |
|
|
| Annoying type |
|
|
| For example, cat catching small rat? |
|
|
| Nag |
|
|
| Botherer |
|
|
| Mosquito, e.g. |
|
|
| Cutworm, e.g. |
|
|
| Annoying person |
|
|
| Annoying sort |
|
|
| Royal pain |
|
|
| Nudnik |
|
|
| Getting-on-one's -nerves type |
|
|
| Harasser |
|
|
| Nudnicks |
|
|
| Bug you want to swat |
|
|
| Mosquito or fly |
|
|
| Pain-in-the-you-know-what |
|
|
| Nudnick |
|
|
| Unwelcome child |
|
|
| Source of annoyance |
|
|
| Teaser |
|
|
| Botherer |
|
|
| Pain-in-the-you-know-what |
|
|
| Destructive insect |
|
|
| Bother |
|
|
| Getting-on-one's-nerves type |
|
|
| Exterminator's target |
|
|
| Disease vector |
|
|
| Irk-aholic? |
|
|
| Plague |
|
|
| Fumigator's target |
|
|
| Black Flag target |
|
|
| Annoyance |
|
|
| Bothersome person |
|
|
| One who annoys |
|
|
| Irksome one |
|
|
| Objectionable one |
|
|
| Ant e.g. |
|
|
| Buzzy one |
|
|
| Dennis, to Mr. Wilson |
|
|
| Annoying type |
|
|
| Importuner for one |
|
|
| Harrier |
|
|
| Nudge |
|
|
| Weevil, for one |
|
|
| Pain of a sort |
|
|
| Aphid, to a fruit tree |
|
|
| Gnat or rat |
|
|
| Midge or aphid |
|
|
| Bothersome one |
|
|
| Flea or fly |
|
|
| No-see-um, e.g. |
|
|
| Heckler or lapel grabber |
|
|
| Thorn in one's side |
|
|
| Bane |
|
|
| Bothersome individual |
|
|
| Swattable sort |
|
|
| Dennis, for one |
|
|
| Kibitzer, at times |
|
|
| Lapel clutcher |
|
|
| Gadfly |
|
|
| Gnat, e.g. |
|
|
| DDT target |
|
|
| Gadfly or aphid |
|
|
| Midge or mosquito |
|
|
| Exterminator's concern |
|
|
| Varmint |
|
|
| Buttonholer |
|
|
| Locust, for one |
|
|
| Aphid, e.g. |
|
|
| Aphid, for one |
|
|
| Kid sister to boy of 17 |
|
|
| Gnat, rat or brat |
|
|
| Nudnick |
|
|
| Tiresome one |
|
|
| Aphid, to a rose |
|
|
| Lapel grabber |
|
|
| Mosquito or gnat |
|
|
| Kid brother, perhaps |
|
|
| Gnat or brat |
|
|
| Annoying one |
|
|
| Sheep ked, e.g. |
|
|
| One to get rid of |
|
|
| Gnat, for one |
|
|
| Mosquito, for one |
|
|
| Bore |
|
|
| Fly, for one |
|
|
| Hanger-on |
|
|
| Annoying thing |
|
|
| Pain-in-the-neck |
|
|
| Unwelcome one |
|
|
| Sticky one |
|
|
| Hanger-on. |
|
|
| Nuisance. |
|
|
| Busybody, for one. |
|
|
| Varmint. |
|
|
| Troublemaker. |
|
|
| Annoying one. |
|
|
| Mosquito. |
|
|
| Fly or gnat. |
|
|
| "Pain in the neck." |
|
|
| Mosquito, for one. |
|
|
| Annoyance. |
|
|
| Aphid, for instance. |
|
|
| Cause of annoyance. |
|
|
| Plague. |
|
|
| Destructive insect. |
|
|
| Bane. |
|
|
| Noxious thing. |
|
|
| Kibitzer, at times. |
|
|
| Half of a European twin city. |
|
|
| Bothersome insect. |
|
|
| Botheration. |
|
|
| Trouble-maker. |
|
|
| See 55 Down. |
|
|
| Gnat or rat. |
|
|
| Annoying person. |
|
|
| DDT target. |
|
|
| Target of DDT. |
|
|
| Child with a new drum. |
|
|
| Any destructive insect. |
|
|
| Town that has been part of Hungary's capital since 1873. |
|
|
| Victim of D. D. T. |
|
|
| Applicable to Peck's Bad Boy. |
|
|
| Annoyer. |
|
|
| Royal pain |
|
|
| Annoyance |
|
|
| Thorn in one's side |
|
|
| Bug spray target |
|
|