Answer: IRKS
IRKS is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 68 times.
Referring Clues:
- Rubs the wrong way
 - Gets on the nerves of
 - Nettles
 - Bugs
 - Ruffles
 - Ticks off
 - Is vexing
 - Vexes
 - Grates on
 - Exasperates
 - Bothers
 - Tees off
 - Peeves
 - Annoys
 - Gets to
 - Miffs
 - Gets under the skin of
 - Galls
 - Gets under one's skin
 - Gets one's goat
 - Disturbs
 - Piques
 - Puts out
 - Really bugs
 - Upsets
 - Really gets to
 - Perturbs
 - Irritates
 - Ruffles feathers
 - Makes see red
 - Gets on one's nerves
 - Rankles
 - Drives to distraction
 - Gets on the wrong side of
 - Makes angry
 - Really bothers
 - Really annoys
 - Riles
 - Raises ire
 - Displeases
 - Aggravates
 - Needles
 - Frustrates
 - Proves troublesome
 - Tries one patience
 - Bugs a lot
 - Angers
 - Is vexing to
 - Ruffles one's feathers
 - Maddens
 - Bugs significantly
 - Drives up the wall
 - Bothers a lot
 - Bugs big-time
 - Tires
 - Ruffles the feathers of
 - Puts out of sorts
 - Tries the patience of
 - Is bothersome to
 - Succeeds in annoying
 - Bothers big-time
 - Makes weary
 - Bothers greatly
 - Wears on
 - Provokes
 - Grinds one's gears
 - Causes to chafe
 - Really rankles
 
Last Seen In:
- LA Times - September 23, 2025
 - New York Times - July 15, 2025
 - New York Times - June 23, 2025
 - USA Today - May 26, 2025
 - LA Times - January 31, 2025
 - USA Today - December 13, 2024
 - USA Today - September 26, 2024
 - USA Today - September 20, 2024
 - New York Times - August 20, 2024
 - New York Times - May 25, 2024
 - USA Today - January 15, 2024
 - USA Today - December 28, 2023
 - LA Times - December 26, 2023
 - USA Today - November 02, 2023
 - LA Times - August 12, 2023
 - USA Today - May 26, 2023
 - USA Today - May 18, 2023
 - USA Today - April 03, 2023
 - LA Times - January 14, 2023
 - New York Times - January 10, 2023
 
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