Irritation (and a homophone of 5-Down) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Irritation (and a homophone of 5-Down) featured in New Yorker Mini puzzle on April 17, 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PIQUE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PIQUE Irritation (and a homophone of 5-Down) (5) The New Yorker Mini Apr 17, 2026
7% PEEK Steal a glance (and a homophone of 5-Across) (4) The New Yorker Mini Apr 17, 2026
7% PEAR "Pair" homophone (4) Commuter Apr 14, 2026
7% RILE Irritate (4) Universal Apr 12, 2026
7% HIM Homophone of "hymn" (3)
7% CRANKY Irritable (6) USA Today Mar 30, 2026
7% IRK Irritate (3) The Telegraph Mini Mar 22, 2026
7% ERE Heir homophone (3) Newsday Mar 20, 2026
7% ANNOYS Irritates (6) Universal Mar 20, 2026
7% ITCH Irritation (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 19, 2026

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