Bug - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'bug' is the definition.
(both can mean annoy)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for rile that I've seen before include "Bother" , "bug" , "Irk" , "Make angry" , "Stir up anger" .)

I've seen this clue in the Canadiana, the Penny Press, the LA Times, The Guardian, The New York Times and The Telegraph.

'bug' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for wire that I've seen before include "Flex" , "Drawn-out metal" , "See 20" , "Strand of metal" , "Flexible strands of metal" .)

I've seen this clue in the Canadiana, the Penny Press, the LA Times, The Guardian, The New York Times and The Telegraph.

'bug?' is the definition.
(I know that earwig is a type of bug)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for earwig that I've seen before include "Fork-tailed insect" , "Close acquaintance" , "Small insect with pincers at end of its body" , "It creeps and crawls" , "little insect" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, the Penny Press, the Sydney Morning Herald, the LA Times, The Guardian, The Sun and The New York Times.

'bug' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for pester that I've seen before include "Bug" , "Annoy with persistent requests" , "Trouble, annoy" , "Nag, badger" , "Keep bothering" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, the Penny Press, the Sydney Morning Herald, the LA Times, The Guardian, The Sun and The New York Times.

'bug' is the definition.
(bug can mean an insect)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for insect that I've seen before include "Small six-legged creature" , "cricket, say" , "Imago" , "E.g. cricket" , "Small animal with six legs" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, the Penny Press, the Sydney Morning Herald, the LA Times, The Guardian, The Sun and The New York Times.

'bug' is the definition.
(influenza)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for flu that I've seen before include "Viral infection (colloq.)" , "Highly contagious viral disease" , "A bad winter bug" , "Common infection" , "Common annual illness" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, the Penny Press, The Star Tribune, the New York Times, the LA Times, The Guardian and The Sunday Times.

'bug' is the definition.
(I know that bug is a more specific form of bedevil)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for vex that I've seen before include "upset" , "Irk" , "Irritate, annoy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, the Penny Press, The Star Tribune, the New York Times, the LA Times, The Guardian and The Sunday Times.

'bug' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for irk that I've seen before include "Irritate, vex" , "Irritate, annoy" , "Severely annoy" , "Gall" , "English river" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, the Penny Press, The Star Tribune, the New York Times, the LA Times, The Guardian and The Sunday Times.

'bug' is the definition.
(lice are insects)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for louse that I've seen before include "Bloodsucking parasitic insect" , "Wingless bloodsucking insect" , "Common parasite on animals" , "Unpleasant person" , "Wingless bloodsucker" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times, the Penny Press and The New York Times.

'bug' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for error that I've seen before include "Slip-up" , "Slip, mistake" , "Mistake or mishap" , "Faulty judgment" , "Gaffe" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times, the Penny Press and The New York Times.

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