Irksome ones
The crossword clue "Irksome ones" is answered by PESTS, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2012; first recorded in 1963. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
PESTS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PESTS answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2012; first recorded in 1963. It appears in 4 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.
- PILLS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for PESTS
Every other clue in this collection answered by PESTS, most used first.
- Nuisances - used 131 times, most recently in 2026
- Annoyances - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Annoying ones - used 26 times, most recently in 2023
- Pains in the neck - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
- Royal pains - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Nudniks - used 11 times, most recently in 2017
- Annoying people - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Exterminator's targets - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Raid targets - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
- Bothersome ones - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
- Irritants - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Bothers - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Gnats and brats - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
- Gnats, e.g. - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
- Vermin - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
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.
- Wise ones - SAGES, used 133 times
- Loved ones - DEARS, used 75 times
- The ones here - THESE, used 71 times
- The ones over there - THOSE, used 41 times
- Innocent ones - BABES, used 33 times
- Silly ones - GEESE, used 30 times
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