| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Really irritate | USA Today | 18 May 2022 |
| Annoy | The Washington Post | 27 Apr 2022 |
| Annoy | LA Times Daily | 27 Apr 2022 |
| Annoy | Wall Street Journal | 28 Mar 2022 |
| Irritate | Eugene Sheffer | 18 Feb 2022 |
| Bother | The Washington Post | 09 Feb 2022 |
| Bother | LA Times Daily | 09 Feb 2022 |
| Puzzle | Eugene Sheffer | 21 Jan 2022 |
| Exasperate | USA Today | 04 Jan 2022 |
| Infuriate | Universal | 27 Oct 2021 |
| Rankle | Wall Street Journal | 16 Oct 2021 |
| Cause to be upset | The Washington Post Sunday | 26 Sep 2021 |
| Irritate | Eugene Sheffer | 31 Aug 2021 |
| Puzzle | Eugene Sheffer | 06 Aug 2021 |
| Gall | LA Times Daily | 13 Jul 2021 |
| Gall | The Washington Post | 13 Jul 2021 |
| Really bother | USA Today | 06 Jun 2021 |
| Bug | The Times Concise | 11 Apr 2021 |
| Baffle | Wall Street Journal | 09 Mar 2021 |
| Irk | New York Times | 14 Oct 2020 |
| Irritate | Canadiana | 21 Sep 2020 |
| Irritate | Eugene Sheffer | 07 Jul 2020 |
| Needle or nettle | New York Times | 03 Jul 2020 |
| Distress | LA Times Daily | 27 Jun 2020 |
| Distress | The Washington Post | 27 Jun 2020 |
| Bug | LA Times Daily | 30 May 2020 |
| Bug | The Washington Post | 30 May 2020 |
| Really bother | New York Times | 27 May 2020 |
| Annoy | USA Today | 01 May 2020 |
| Perturb | ||
| Perturb | New York Times | 22 Dec 2019 |
| Irritate | New York Times | 07 Jul 2019 |
| Annoy | Universal | 17 Jun 2019 |
| Give a hard time | New York Times | 02 Jun 2019 |
| Nettle | New York Times | 30 May 2019 |
| Irk | Newsday | 08 May 2019 |
| Annoy | Thomas Joseph | 16 Apr 2019 |
| Really irritate | The Washington Post | 17 Mar 2019 |
| Really irritate | LA Times Daily | 17 Mar 2019 |
| Cheese off | Newsday | 09 Mar 2019 |
| Bedevil | The Washington Post Sunday | 24 Feb 2019 |
| Annoy | ||
| Irritate | ||
| Give a hard time | ||
| Nettle | ||
| Really irritate | ||
| Puzzle | Thomas Joseph | 12 Nov 2018 |
| Really irritate | Family Time | 29 Oct 2018 |
| Torment | Thomas Joseph | 10 Oct 2018 |
| Rub the wrong way | USA Today | 03 Oct 2018 |
| Get to | Newsday | 28 Jul 2018 |
| Bedevil | The Washington Post | 03 Jul 2018 |
| Bedevil | LA Times Daily | 03 Jul 2018 |
| Peeve | ||
| Peeve | New York Times | 13 Jun 2018 |
| Annoy | Newsday | 23 May 2018 |
| Be a bother to | USA Today | 07 May 2018 |
| Anger | The Washington Post Sunday | 06 May 2018 |
| Annoy | New York Times | 23 Apr 2018 |
| Bug or rile | Universal | 17 Apr 2018 |
| Cause to fret | Newsday | 23 Mar 2018 |
| Bring trouble to | USA Today | 21 Feb 2018 |
| Irritate | Thomas Joseph | 03 Jan 2018 |
| Bug or rile | ||
| Annoy | ||
| Bedevil | ||
| Bug | ||
| Distress | ||
| Rub the wrong way | ||
| Bring trouble to | ||
| Be a bother to | ||
| Needle | Wall Street Journal | 21 Dec 2017 |
| Get under the skin of | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 15 Dec 2017 |
| Annoy pettily | USA Today | 04 Sep 2017 |
| Nettle | Wall Street Journal | 03 Jul 2017 |
| Get under the skin of | ||
| Bedevil | ||
| Annoy pettily | ||
| Aggravate | LA Times Daily | 06 Dec 2016 |
| Really annoy | Premier Sunday | 30 Oct 2016 |
| Exasperate | Newsday | 23 Oct 2016 |
| Hector or harry | Newsday | 16 Sep 2016 |
| Exasperate | Family Time | 18 Jul 2016 |
| Rub the wrong way | Universal | 07 Jul 2016 |
| Really try | Wall Street Journal | 07 Jul 2016 |
| Aggravate | New York Times | 10 Apr 2016 |
| Really annoy | The Washington Post | 23 Mar 2016 |
| Rankle | USA Today | 05 Feb 2016 |
| Nettle | Premier Sunday | 03 Jan 2016 |
| Rankle | ||
| Rub the wrong way | ||
| Aggravate | ||
| Annoy | Canadiana | 23 Nov 2015 |
| Annoy | Wall Street Journal | 28 Sep 2015 |
| Annoy | Family Time | 23 Aug 2015 |
| Annoy | The Telegraph Quick | 07 Jan 2015 |
| Annoy | ||
| Bedevil | ||
| Exasperate | ||
| Bug | ||
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| Annoy and baffle | ||
| Exasperate | ||
| Irritate | ||
| Nettle | ||
| Eat at | ||
| Needle or nettle | ||
| Confound | ||
| Really irritate | ||
| Bedevil | ||
| Trouble | ||
| Disquiet | ||
| Rankle | ||
| Trouble | ||
| Torment | ||
| Annoy | ||
| Exasperate | ||
| Nettle | ||
| Tick off | ||
| Plague | ||
| Annoy | ||
| Plague | ||
| Puzzle | ||
| Trouble | ||
| Irritate | ||
| Annoy | ||
| Provoke | ||
| Confound | ||
| Irritate | ||
| Bug or badger | ||
| Puzzle | ||
| Really try | ||
| Annoy | ||
| Bug | ||
| Nettle | ||
| Irk | ||
| Annoy | ||
| Annoy | ||
| Trouble | ||
| Trouble | ||
| Nettle | ||
| Nettle | ||
| Puzzle | ||
| Bedevil | ||
| Beleaguer | ||
| Cause disquiet | ||
| Irk | ||
| Puzzle | ||
| Bug or badger | ||
| Torment | ||
| Peeve | ||
| Beleaguer | ||
| Irk | ||
| Nettle | ||
| Cause distress to | ||
| Irritate | ||
| Gall | ||
| Nettle | ||
| Torment | ||
| Annoy | ||
| Torment | ||
| Irritate | ||
| Irk | ||
| Cause to fret | ||
| Ruffle | ||
| Puzzle | ||
| Bug | ||
| Seriously annoy | ||
| Peeve | ||
| Irk | ||
| Really irritate | ||
| Badger | ||
| Distress | ||
| Annoy | ||
| Irritate | ||
| Irritate | ||
| Irritate | ||
| Rankle | ||
| Bother | ||
| Plague | ||
| Confuse | ||
| Irritate | ||
| Bug or badger | ||
| Irritate | ||
| Nettle | ||
| Torment | ||
| Plague | ||
| Annoy | ||
| Plague | ||
| Provoke | ||
| Stump | ||
| Bother | ||
| Trouble | ||
| Rile | ||
| Irritate | ||
| Rankle | ||
| Harrow | ||
| Rub the wrong way | ||
| Anger | ||
| Rile | ||
| Harass | ||
| Annoy. | ||
| Anger. | ||
| Irritate. | ||
| Pester. | ||
| Disturb. | ||
| Give a hard time | ||
| Eat at | ||
| Bug | ||
| Bother | ||
| Put out | ||
| Rub the wrong way | ||
| Anger |