Source of annoyance or irritation (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Source of annoyance or irritation (5) . 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 PEEVE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PEEVE Source of annoyance or irritation (5) (5)
10% PET ___ hate, source of annoyance (3) Puzzler Backwords Nov 19, 2025
10% VEXATION Source of annoyance (8) (8) Puzzler Oct 14, 2025
10% BANES Sources of annoyance (5) USA Today Aug 1, 2025
9% OFFENCE Barrier's a source of annoyance? (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 8, 2025
8% NUISANCE Annoyance (8) The Telegraph Quick Nov 11, 2025
8% SNOT Cold annoyance (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 10, 2025
8% DRIP Faucet annoyance (4) LA Times Daily Nov 7, 2025
8% TESTY Irritable (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 5, 2025
8% IRKS Irritates (4) USA Today Quick Nov 2, 2025
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