Irritation caused by hollow cough and a smile Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Irritation caused by hollow cough and a smile last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CHAGRIN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CHAGRIN Irritation caused by hollow cough and a smile (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 9, 2019
3% ITCH Cause irritation (4) (4) Puzzler Jan 9, 2026
3% GRIN Smile (4) The Telegraph Quick Dec 19, 2025
3% LINCTUS Cough medicine (7) Puzzler Backwords Dec 4, 2025
3% AHEM (Cough, cough) (4) Universal Nov 24, 2025
2% IRKING Irritating (6) USA Today Jan 8, 2026
2% STITCHES Surgical sutures on street causes irritation (8) (8) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 5, 2026
2% PEEVES Pet __ (irritations) (6) Commuter Jan 1, 2026
2% BEAM Smile widely (4) Newsday Dec 31, 2025
2% EDGIER Comparatively irritable (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 31, 2025

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