The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word PEST , but the solution may also be THORN which is one of the most recent solution (1964 in New York Times).
Cause of annoyance crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PEST | 25 % | 4 |
| IRRITANT | 25 % | 8 |
| THORN | 25 % | 5 |
| TROUBLE | 25 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cause of annoyance
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- grievance
- source of irritation
- object of resentment
- grudge
- complain
- irked
- complaint
- teen
- peevish
- spleen
- irritation
- salty
Crossword Answer definitions
PEST noun- A plague, pestilence, epidemic
- Any destructive insect or caterpillar that attacks crops or livestock; an agricultural pest.
- An annoying person, a nuisance.
- An animal regarded as a nuisance, destructive, or a parasite, vermin.
- An invasive weed.
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 PEST
- Dennis, to Mr. Wilson
- Annoying one
- Burr under the saddle
- Insecticide victim
- Nuisance
- Annoying person
- Exterminator's quarry
- Roach or slug
- Roach, for one
- Royal pain
More clues leading to the result IRRITANT
- Poison ivy sap, e.g.
- The pea, to the princess
- Pest
- Pain in the neck
- Cause of annoyance.
- Agent of annoyance.
- Galling.
- Sand in a shoe, i.e.
- Cigar smoke, to some
- Princess's pea, e.g.
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