The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PESTS , but the solution may also be PAINS which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in Newsday).
Irritants crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PESTS | 71 % | 5 |
| PAINS | 14 % | 5 |
| THORNS | 14 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Irritants
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- thorn
- barriers
- frictions
- nuisances
- obstacles
- problems
- thorns
- irritations
- irritancy
- irritative
- irritate
- irritates
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 PAINS
- Annoying ones
- Tylenol targets
- See 7 Across
- Unpleasant feelings
- Assiduous care
- Nuisances
- Laborious efforts
- Aches and ___
- Careful efforts
- Exceptional effort