Exasperate
The crossword clue "Exasperate" is answered by IRK, a 3-letter entry. Used 27 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1992. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
IRK
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the IRK answer page.
Used 27 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1992. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Every other clue in this collection answered by IRK, most used first.
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