Persistently annoying
The crossword clue "Persistently annoying" is answered by PESKY, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
PESKY
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PESKY answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- INONESHAIR (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for PESKY
Every other clue in this collection answered by PESKY, most used first.
- Annoying - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
- Bothersome - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Irksome - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Troublesome - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
- Irritating - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Bother persistently - NAGAT, used 31 times
- Annoying ones - PESTS, used 26 times
- Annoying fellow - TWERP, used 12 times
- Bother persistently - EATAT, used 12 times
- Annoying people - PESTS, used 10 times
- Bothered persistently - ATEAT, used 9 times
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