Old English character's annoyance (5) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Old English character's annoyance (5) last seen in Guardian 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is THORN.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THORN Old English character's annoyance (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 1, 2024
95% NUISANCE Annoyance (8) The Telegraph Quick Nov 11, 2025
95% PEST Annoyance (4) Commuter Oct 28, 2025
95% PEEVE Annoyance (5) Newsday Oct 23, 2025
95% GALL Annoyance (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 15, 2025
90% RUNES Old Norse characters (5) LA Times Daily Oct 11, 2025
90% WINNIETHEPOOH Phone-in with Old English confused naive character (13) The Times Cryptic Aug 15, 2025
86% GUINEA Old English coin (6) (6) The Sun Mini Nov 11, 2025
86% SNOT Cold annoyance (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 10, 2025
86% DRIP Faucet annoyance (4) LA Times Daily Nov 7, 2025

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