The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word BETENOIRE , but the solution may also be PETPEEVE which is one of the most recent solution (2017 in LA Times).
Bugbear crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BETENOIRE | 32 % | 9 |
| OGRE | 23 % | 4 |
| PETPEEVE | 9 % | 8 |
| BANE | 9 % | 4 |
| BOGIE | 5 % | 5 |
| BOGEYMAN | 5 % | 8 |
| PROBLEM | 5 % | 7 |
| BOGY | 5 % | 4 |
| THORN | 5 % | 5 |
| SCARER | 5 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Bugbear
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bogeyman
- boogeyman
- bugaboo
- booger
- ogre
- bane
- peeve
- bugaboos
- niggle
- peeves
- annoyance
- hobgoblin
Crossword Answer definitions
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result BETENOIRE
- Bane of one's existence
- Pet peeve
- Bugbear
- Object of dread
- Bane
- Persona non grata
- Thorn in one's side
- Bugbear.
- Bugaboo
- More than a nuisance
More clues leading to the result OGRE
- Brutish one
- Fairy tale baddie
- Fairy tale denizen
- Fairy-tale villain
- Hideous fellow
- Monster
- Monster of folklore
- Mythical meanie
- Fairy-tale baddie
- Fiend
More clues leading to the result PETPEEVE
- Personal bugbear
- Particular annoyance
- It really gets to you
- Waiting in line, for some
- Political blog feature, often
- Personal source of annoyance
- Personal source of annoyance ... which might make one feel the first word of the answers to starred clues
- Bugbear
- Tardy people, to some
- Major personal annoyance
More clues leading to the result BANE
- Deadly poison
- Ruination
- Thorn in one's side
- Canker
- Cause of ruination
- Curse
- Opposite of 5D
- Source of ruin
- Ruin
- Bête noire
More clues leading to the result BOGIE
- "In a Lonely Place" star, informally
- Humphrey's nickname
- Humphrey, to Bacall
- Bacall mate, familiarly
- Actor who played 24-Down, familiarly
- "The Maltese Falcon" star, familiarly
- "Casablanca" star's nickname
- Classic Hollywood nickname
- Humphrey, to his Hollywood friends
- Bacall's man
More clues leading to the result BOGEYMAN
- Phantom golfer?
- Under-the-bed hider
- Mythical meanie
- Another 18 Across.
- Closet spook
- Bugbear
- Imaginary scarer of tots
More clues leading to the result PROBLEM
- Gordian Knot, e.g.
- Solver's target
- Textbook exercise
- "The Final ___" (Sherlock Holmes story)
- Hitch
- "No ___!" ("Piece of cake!")
- Math exercise
- Situation, so to speak
- Snag
- "Something wrong?"
More clues leading to the result BOGY
- Unidentified flying object
- Mischievous spirit
- Evil spirit
- Hobgoblin
- Hobgoblin.
- Goblin or bugbear.
- Goblin.
- Scary character.
- Bugbear.
- Frightener
More clues leading to the result THORN
- Androcles' extraction
- Androcles removed one
- Major irritant
- Pricker
- Sticker in the garden
- Androcles's extraction
- Rose protection
- Rose hazard
- Rose protector
- Rose pricker