The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BANES , but the solution may also be PESTS which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in LA Times).
Thorns in one's side crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BANES | 56 % | 5 |
| PESTS | 22 % | 5 |
| NEMESES | 11 % | 7 |
| PEEVES | 11 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Thorns in one's side
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- nemeses
- eleven
- prickly
- unarmed
- rose
- thorn
- spineless
- cross
- such
- nettle
- pins
- spiky
Crossword Answer definitions
BANES noun- A cause of misery or death.
- Poison, especially any of several poisonous plants.
- A killer, murderer, slayer.
- Destruction; death.
- A disease of sheep.
- To kill, especially by poison; to be the poison of.
- To be the bane of.
- Bone
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 BANES
- Deadly poisons
- Bugaboos
- Causes of ruin
- Ruins
- Curses
- Harmful influences
- Anathemas
- Thorns in one's side
- Ruinations
- They lead to ruin
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 NEMESES
- Formidable opponents
- Unbeatable foes
- Bond and Blofeld, e.g.
- Fighting types
- Rivals
- Banes
- Batman and Robin, to Riddler
- Mortal enemies
- Batman and Superman, to villains
- The Yankees, to the Red Sox