Irritating person after wander about has to race away (6) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Irritating person after wander about has to race away (6) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on February 16, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is GADFLY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GADFLY Irritating person after wander about has to race away (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 16, 2026
7% RAMBLE Wander about (6) Newsday Feb 13, 2026
7% STRAY Wander away (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 5, 2025
6% ROAM Wander about (4) (4) Mirror Classic Jan 4, 2026
6% GADS Wanders (about) (4) LA Times Daily Dec 18, 2025
6% GAD Wander about (3) LA Times Mini Nov 18, 2025
5% JOB What an employed person has (3)
5% NOMADS Wanderers (6) LA Times Daily Feb 8, 2026
5% MEANDERED Wandered aimlessly (9) USA Today Feb 5, 2026
5% ROAMS Wanders (5) LA Times Daily Feb 4, 2026

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