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% TESTIER More bad-tempered (7) Commuter Mar 3, 2026
4% RATTY Bad-tempered (5) (5) Mirror Quick Feb 2, 2026
3% TOOTH Comb prong (5) The Times Concise Mar 12, 2026
3% TETCHY Burn in Turkey on vacation, becoming bad-tempered (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Mar 10, 2026
3% ILIKEIT "Not bad!" (7) New York Times Mar 8, 2026
3% BADMOOD Foul temper (7) LA Times Daily Mar 6, 2026
3% TREATMENT Handling banker suppressing bad temper regularly (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 5, 2026
3% IRE Hot temper (3) Eugene Sheffer Mar 5, 2026
3% ACROSTIC A bad-tempered moment, we hear, caused by word puzzle (8) (8) Puzzler Cryptic Feb 26, 2026

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