Irritate - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'irritate' is the definition.
(I know that itch is a more specific form of the action irritate)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for itch that I've seen before include "Burning" , "Prickling" , "Uncomfortable feeling" , "It needs scratching" , "longing for something" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Newsday, The Star Tribune, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, The New York Times, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate, the USA Today, The Independent, The Times and the Universal.

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

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for miff that I've seen before include "causes resentment" , "Annoy - offend" , "Take offence" , "Put in a bad mood" , "Wind up" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Newsday, The Star Tribune, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, The New York Times, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate, the USA Today, The Independent, The Times and the Universal.

'irritate' is the definition.
(I know that irritate can be written as rile)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for rile that I've seen before include "Stir up anger" , "Provoke" , "Annoy, nettle" , "Lire (anag)" , "Anger, annoy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Newsday, The Star Tribune, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, The New York Times, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate, the USA Today, The Independent, The Times and the Universal.

'irritate' is the definition.
(I know that gall is a more specific form of the action irritate)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for gall that I've seen before include "Irritate - presumption" , "Sheer impudence from bladder?" , "Spleen or brass neck" , "Liver's secretion" , "Impertinence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Newsday, The Star Tribune, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, The New York Times, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate, the USA Today, The Independent, The Times and the Universal.

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

This is the entire clue.

(Another definition for roil that I've seen is " Set up Rollers".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Newsday, The Star Tribune, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, The New York Times, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate, the USA Today, The Independent, The Times and the Universal.

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

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for bug that I've seen before include "Small crawling creature, now in computer programs" , "Fault in program" , "Disease-germ" , "stripped down motor" , "Listening device, insect or electronic fault" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, the Newsday, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, The New York Times, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate, the USA Today, The Independent, The Times and the Universal.

'irritate' is the definition.
(I know that irritate can be written as vex)

This is all the clue.

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

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, the Newsday, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, The New York Times, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate, the USA Today, The Independent, The Times and the Universal.

'irritate' is the definition.
(to irk is to irritate)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for irk that I've seen before include "Annoy in quirky way" , "cause annoyance" , "Severely annoy" , "Irritate, annoy" , "Annoy, bother" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, the Newsday, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, The New York Times, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate, the USA Today, The Independent, The Times and the Universal.

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

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for pique that I've seen before include "Nettle" , "Resentful feeling" , "Animosity" , "Sudden irritation" , "Hurt feelings" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, The Times, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, The New York Times, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate, the USA Today, The Guardian, The Independent and The Star Tribune.

'irritate' is the definition.
(I know that irritate can be written as annoy)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for annoy that I've seen before include "Exasperate" , "Bother, irritate" , "Anger" , "Gall" , "Nark - nettle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, The Times, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, The New York Times, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate, the USA Today, The Guardian, The Independent and The Star Tribune.

'irritate' is the definition.
(I know that irritate can be written as chafe)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for chafe that I've seen before include "Make sore or warm by rubbing" , "Wear away by rubbing" , "Rub; become sore" , "Rub, irritate" , "are galling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, The Times, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, The New York Times, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate, the USA Today, The Guardian, The Independent and The Star Tribune.

'irritate' is the definition.
(I know that needle is a more specific form of the action beset)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for needle that I've seen before include "Injection" , "Annoy; pine leaf" , "Annoy - bodkin" , "See 6" , "It points" .)