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Gets on the nerves of

Answer: IRKS - 4 letters

The crossword clue "Gets on the nerves of" is answered by IRKS, a 4-letter entry. Used 11 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus.

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IRKS

IRKS

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the IRKS answer page.

11Times used
7Distinct years
2024Most recent year
4Publications

Used 11 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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Other clues for IRKS

Every other clue in this collection answered by IRKS, most used first.

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  • Nettles - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
  • Peeves - used 33 times, most recently in 2023
  • Aggravates - used 31 times, most recently in 2024
  • Exasperates - used 25 times, most recently in 2021
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  • Rankles - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
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  • Gets under the skin of - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
  • Provokes - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
  • Really gets to - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
  • Grates on - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
  • Riles - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
  • Gets one's goat - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
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  • Bores. - used 7 times, most recently in 1970
  • Galls - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
  • Perturbs - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
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  • Really bothers - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
  • Ruffles - used 6 times, most recently in 2025

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