Cranky
The crossword clue "Cranky" is answered by TESTY, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1965. 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
TESTY
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TESTY answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1965. 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.
- IRRITABLE (2 uses in xd)
- ILLNATURED (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TESTY
Every other clue in this collection answered by TESTY, most used first.
- Irritable - used 191 times, most recently in 2026
- Peevish - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
- Short-tempered - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
- Snappish - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
- Irascible - used 38 times, most recently in 2019
- Easily irritated - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Cantankerous - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- On edge - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
- Easily annoyed - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
- Apt to snap - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
- Cross - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
- Ill-tempered - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- In a crabby mood - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- In a foul mood - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- In a bad mood - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Easily angered - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Irritable and impatient - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
- Easily irked - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- In a peeved mood - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
- Choleric - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- In a mean mood - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- In a peevish mood - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Petulant - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Ready to snap - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Lock of hair - TRESS, used 334 times
- Spud - TATER, used 314 times
- Lukewarm - TEPID, used 252 times
- Doctrine - TENET, used 234 times
- Rich cake - TORTE, used 234 times
- Characteristic - TRAIT, used 226 times
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