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Irk

Answer: PEEVE - 5 letters

The crossword clue "Irk" is answered by PEEVE, a 5-letter entry. Used 22 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1978. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.

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PEEVE

PEEVE

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PEEVE answer page.

22Times used
19Distinct years
2025Most recent year
11Publications

Used 22 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1978. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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Other clues for PEEVE

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

  • Irritate - used 75 times, most recently in 2026
  • Annoy - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
  • Annoyance - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
  • "Pet" annoyance - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
  • Pet ___ - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
  • Tick off - used 31 times, most recently in 2025

Related clues

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  • Irk - ANNOY, used 29 times

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