| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| ACTUP | Cause trouble | |
| COMPLICATE | Cause trouble | |
| PLAYUP | Cause trouble | |
| INSTIGATE | Cause (trouble, e.g.) | |
| ACT UP | Cause trouble (3,2) | |
| PLAY UP | Cause trouble (3,2) | |
| BOTHER | Cause trouble to | |
| AFFLICT | Cause trouble to | |
| OBJECTION | Cause of trouble; sorrow. | |
| SCOURGE | Cause of great trouble or suffering | |
| MISCHIEF | Cause of trouble or vexation; trouble. | |
| VEXATION | The cause of trouble or disquiet; affliction. | |
| NIGHTMARE | A fiend or incubus formerly supposed to cause trouble in sleep. | |
| MATTER | Inducing cause or occasion, especially of anything disagreeable or distressing; difficulty; trouble. | |
| UGLY | Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss; as, an ugly rumor; an ugly customer. | |
| BOTHERATION | The act of bothering, or state of being bothered; cause of trouble; perplexity; annoyance; vexation. | |
| TRY | To subject to severe trial; to put to the test; to cause suffering or trouble to. | |
| CURSE | To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to harass or torment. | |
| AIL | ...l or mental; to trouble; to be the matter with; -- used to express some uneasiness or affection, whose cause is unknown; as, what ails the man? ... | |