| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| VEXES | Irritates | |
| RASPS | Irritates | |
| GALLS | Irritates | |
| JARS | Irritates | |
| ITCHES | Irritates | |
| ANGERS | Irritates | |
| ANNOYS | Irritates | |
| ANTAGONISES | Irritates | |
| TEASES | Irritates | |
| RILES | Irritates | |
| NEEDLES | Irritates | |
| IRKS | Irritates Kris badly | |
| MADDENS | Infuriates or irritates | |
| NEEDLESSLY | Irritates crafty characters unnecessarily | |
| IRRITANT | That which irritates or excites. | |
| ANTAGONISMS | Irritates social worker who ponders intensely | |
| STING | To pierce or wound with a sting; as, bees will sting an animal that irritates them; the nettles stung his hands. | |
| IRRITATE | To excite anger or displeasure in; to provoke; to tease; to exasperate; to annoy; to vex; as, the insolence of a tyrant irritates his subjects. | |