Nuisance
The crossword clue "Nuisance" is answered by PEST, a 4-letter entry. Used 336 times across 66 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 27 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
PEST
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PEST answer page.
Used 336 times across 66 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 27 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- PAIN (21 uses in xd)
- HASSLE (11 uses in xd)
- PAININTHENECK (5 uses in xd)
- BOTHER (2 uses in xd)
- HEADACHE (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for PEST
Every other clue in this pilot answered by PEST, most used first.
- Annoying person - used 93 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- "Hey, you!" - PSST, used 325 times
- Entreaty - PLEA, used 282 times
- Equal - PEER, used 256 times
- Saucy - PERT, used 233 times
- "Hey, over here!" - PSST, used 232 times
- Ballet bend - PLIE, used 224 times
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