Pain in the neck
The crossword clue "Pain in the neck" is answered by PEST, a 4-letter entry. Used 99 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
PEST
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PEST answer page.
Used 99 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 18 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.
- CRICK (19 uses in xd)
- KINK (15 uses in xd)
- NUISANCE (8 uses in xd)
Other clues for PEST
Every other clue in this collection answered by PEST, most used first.
- Nuisance - used 336 times, most recently in 2026
- Annoyance - used 96 times, most recently in 2026
- Annoying person - used 93 times, most recently in 2026
- Annoying one - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
- Nudnik - used 48 times, most recently in 2022
- Exterminator's target - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Irritant - used 21 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.
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
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