The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PESTS , but the solution may also be PILLS which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in New York Times).
Irksome ones crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PESTS | 75 % | 5 |
| NAGS | 13 % | 4 |
| PILLS | 13 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Irksome ones
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tedious
- tiresome
- weary
- flat
- gadfly
- monotony
- barratry
- brass
- further
- head
- rest
- pains
Crossword Answer definitions
PESTS 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 PESTS
- Ants, at picnics
- Ants, roaches and the like
- Exterminators' quarries
- Gnats and fleas
- They get on your nerves
- They're a bother
- Nuisances
- Annoyances
- Ants and roaches
- Irritants
More clues leading to the result NAGS
- Acts the back-seat driver
- Preakness competitors, slangily
- Also rans
- Beaten-down horses
- Carps
- Glue factory candidates
- Shrews
- Bettors bet on them
- Acts shrewish
- Emulates Xanthippe