Shakespeare's ghost, clutching battered hat, starts to irritate chess club (6,8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Shakespeare's ghost, clutching battered hat, starts to irritate chess club (6,8) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on September 18, 2025. 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 OLDHAM.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OLDHAM Shakespeare's ghost, clutching battered hat, starts to irritate chess club (6,8) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 18, 2025
44% GRASP Clutch (5) LA Times Mini Aug 15, 2025
40% ANKLES Irritates but doesn't start on joints (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 15, 2025
40% BAGS Totes and clutches (4) Commuter Sep 12, 2025
40% TESTY Irritable (5) Thomas Joseph Aug 25, 2025
40% ITCH Irritate (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 18, 2025
40% CHAFE Irritate (5) The Telegraph Mini Aug 18, 2025
40% ANNOY PA system not starting will irritate (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Aug 17, 2025
40% LIVERISH Irritable (8) The Times Sunday Concise Aug 17, 2025
40% ITCHING Casting starting late is cause of irritation (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 12, 2025

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