Bad-tempered and combative Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ORNERY Bad-tempered and combative (6) New York Times Nov 8, 2022
4% STROP Bad temper (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 13, 2025
4% GRUMP Bad-tempered person (5) The Times Concise Aug 4, 2025
4% TESTY Bad-tempered (5) The Times Sunday Concise Jun 8, 2025
3% MOOD Temper (4) (4) Puzzler Aug 17, 2025
3% BILE Bad temper is, on reflection, somewhat deliberate (4) The Times Cryptic Aug 16, 2025
3% SPLEEN Bad temper observed involving write-up of album (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Aug 13, 2025
3% SNAP Lose your temper (4) Commuter Aug 5, 2025
3% OGRE Bad-tempered type (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 27, 2025
3% TOOTH Comb projection (5) LA Times Mini Jul 24, 2025

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