Clues for the word "IRKSOME"
We've had 27 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 77 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Quick crossword on June 07, 2026.
Definition of irksome
- a. - Wearisome; tedious; disagreeable or troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition; as, irksome hours; irksome tasks.
- a. - Weary; vexed; uneasy.
Referring Clues
- Pestiferous
- Trying
- Annoying
- Like gnats
- Exasperating
- Dander-raising
- Irritating
- Causing vexation
- Vexatious
- Annoying smoker I put out
- Tedious smoker I put out
- Annoying - tedious
- Trying one end of cigar - smoke's blown
- No ornate coda in revised Mikado score? That's annoying
- I find reformed smoker irritating
- Tedious
- One finds smoker can be annoying
- Risk changing nothing, me being tiresome!
- Heard aircraftman's a bit annoying
- Tiresome, irritating
- Annoying one in front of king and son in capital city
- One smoker can be irritating
- Only apt to annoy a minority?
- Really annoying
- Vexing
- I find smoker unusually annoying
- Being so tedious won't irritate everybody
Last Seen In
- Daily Quick - June 07, 2026
- Daily Quick - April 21, 2026
- New York Times - November 30, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - November 02, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 08, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - June 27, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 26, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - November 02, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - September 06, 2024
- Daily Quick - June 06, 2024
- Daily Quick - April 20, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - February 05, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - January 26, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - November 02, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - June 27, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - April 28, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - November 02, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - June 10, 2022
- Daily Quick - June 06, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - January 08, 2018
- LA Times - December 26, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - November 17, 2017
- Daily Cryptic - November 02, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - August 31, 2017
- Daily Cryptic - June 27, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - June 21, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - April 07, 2017
- New York Times - March 06, 2017
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - March 03, 2017
- LA Times - August 29, 2016
- And in 47 more crossword puzzles...