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Definitions for word IRATE

The following 119 definitions were found. Click the dates to see the answer in context.
DateGridClueAuthor
Monday, September 21, 200937DAngry, and then someMark Feldman
Tuesday, June 30, 200967AMore than soreSteve Dobis
Wednesday, April 22, 200951DLividDaniel A. Finan
Wednesday, December 24, 200866AFuriousWarren Biro
Saturday, December 13, 20081DClose to eruptingFrank Longo
Thursday, November 13, 200848DSteamingAllan E. Parrish
Thursday, September 25, 200852AHaving steam come out the ears, sayVictor Fleming
Wednesday, September 24, 200865ASteamingLynn Lempel
Wednesday, July 02, 200815AMore than miffedDaniel Kantor
Thursday, June 12, 200832ARed in the face, maybeAlex Boisvert
Sunday, June 08, 200813DReady to blowWill Nediger
Tuesday, April 08, 200815AMore than soreDave Mackey
Monday, March 17, 200840AIn a huffC. W. Stewart
Monday, February 11, 200865AMore than steamedKen Bessette
Tuesday, January 01, 200818DReally hot under the collarAdam G. Perl
Sunday, December 23, 200712DHeatedAdam G. Perl
Tuesday, December 11, 200711DSteamingGail Grabowski
Tuesday, October 30, 200715ASeeing redGary Steinmehl
Monday, October 22, 200763AMore than perturbedLynn Lempel
Saturday, October 20, 200739AReady to explodePatrick Berry
Sunday, September 09, 200721AAbout to explode, maybePatrick Berry
Tuesday, July 31, 200758DReally steamedAllan E. Parrish
Friday, May 11, 200747DNot just put outPatrick Berry
Thursday, December 21, 200662ATeed offLynn Lempel
Sunday, July 23, 200659ASteamedFred Piscop
Monday, July 17, 200619AHopping madLarry Paul
Monday, July 10, 200637AHopping madRandall J. Hartman
Thursday, June 22, 200611DSteamedChristina Houlihan Kelly
Monday, May 15, 200657ASteamedJohn R. Conrad
Wednesday, February 08, 200654DSteamingPatrick Merrell
Sunday, December 18, 2005128ASteamedEthan Cooper and Michael Shteyman
Wednesday, November 30, 200548DTicked offSeth A. Abel
Wednesday, October 05, 200563AGood and steamedNancy Salomon
Monday, October 03, 200556DAngeredRoy Leban
Tuesday, August 16, 200527DBoiling madRandall J. Hartman
Tuesday, July 19, 200562AHopping madTrip Payne
Sunday, July 17, 200558DSteamedDavid J. Kahn
Friday, July 15, 200512DNeeding to cool down, maybeBrendan Emmett Quigley
Thursday, March 17, 200558ALividDavid Pringle
Saturday, February 12, 200548ASteamingJoe DiPietro
Monday, December 20, 200451DSeeing redKyle Mahowald
Tuesday, November 02, 20043DFuriousPatrick Merrell
Saturday, April 03, 200432DSore and moreJim Page
Monday, February 16, 200446ABurning upCharles Barasch
Friday, January 23, 200427AAbout to explodeSherry O. Blackard
Wednesday, November 12, 200368AReally soreAlan Arbesfeld
Tuesday, November 11, 200366AReally steamedM. Francis Vuolo
Tuesday, November 04, 200360AHopping madElizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, August 17, 200320AReady to read the riot actElizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, June 15, 200311DSeeing redCathy Millhauser
Thursday, May 08, 200366AAll worked upElizabeth C. Gorski
Wednesday, April 09, 200353DTicked offGreg Staples
Wednesday, December 11, 200251DAngryAlan Arbesfeld
Friday, October 04, 20022DUncontrollableMartin Ashwood-Smith
Wednesday, July 10, 200260AFoaming at the mouthRichard Silvestri
Tuesday, April 16, 200243AVery angrySarah Keller
Tuesday, February 12, 200232DFit to be tiedManny Nosowsky
Tuesday, December 18, 200151DSteamedSarah Keller
Thursday, August 16, 200114ASteamedJoe DiPietro
Tuesday, May 22, 200159ASteaming madJohn D. Leavy
Tuesday, April 24, 200115AFuriousTyler Hinman
Thursday, March 29, 200162AMore than hotWilliam I. Johnston
Monday, March 19, 200155DAngryPeter Gordon
Monday, January 29, 200111DNot just peevedSarah Keller
Monday, December 18, 200022DFuriousNancy Kavanaugh
Sunday, October 08, 2000101DPast perturbedRichard Silvestri
Saturday, July 22, 200049DAbout to eruptJoan Williamson
Wednesday, June 21, 200059AStormingGreg Staples
Friday, April 07, 200049DStormingRichard Silvestri
Monday, February 21, 20007DAngryRandy Sowell
Sunday, January 30, 200051DFit to be tiedPeter Gordon
Friday, January 28, 200046DAbout to blowManny Nosowsky and Martin Ashwood-Smith
Monday, January 03, 200021DSteamedHugh Davis
Monday, November 01, 199956ASteamedRobert Frank
Monday, August 02, 199916AFuriousStephanie Spadaccini
Monday, July 26, 199925DMadder than madM. Francis Vuolo
Saturday, July 10, 199933AHotRich Norris
Thursday, June 10, 199952DSteamedAdam G. Perl
Thursday, June 03, 19992DCholericFrances Hansen
Thursday, May 27, 199922DFighting madA. J. Santora
Monday, May 17, 199939AFuriousEthan Cooper
Wednesday, January 13, 199931DAll worked upRichard Silvestri
Monday, December 07, 199842AHopping madElizabeth C. Gorski
Thursday, August 20, 199866AReally steamedHarvey Estes
Sunday, August 16, 199816DHotBrendan Emmett Quigley
Sunday, May 31, 199882AMore than irkedCathy Millhauser
Tuesday, March 31, 199831DPlenty soreAlan Arbesfeld
Wednesday, February 25, 19987DMore than miffedRobert H. Wolfe
Wednesday, February 11, 199852DBreathing fireNancy S. Ross
Sunday, February 01, 199894DReady to spitMerl Reagle
Thursday, November 13, 199728DBreathing fireManny Nosowsky
Tuesday, September 23, 199716AFit to be tiedNancy Salomon
Wednesday, August 27, 199710DFumingJonathan Schmalzbach
Tuesday, June 17, 199733AMore than peevedRobert Zimmerman
Tuesday, April 22, 199735DFuriousGerald R. Ferguson
Wednesday, March 26, 199767AHopping madRichard Silvestri
Tuesday, February 04, 199716ABoilingG. R. Ferguson
Sunday, February 02, 199767AMore than miffedR. Silvestri
Thursday, January 09, 19973DFit to be tiedC. Millhauser
Friday, October 04, 199612DSteamedM. Ashwood-Smith
Tuesday, August 06, 199660ASteamingF. Heaney
Monday, June 03, 199619AFuriousS. L. Robbins
Friday, April 26, 199618AHeated and then someW. Johnson
Tuesday, January 16, 199628DMore than peevedR. Hartman
Sunday, December 31, 1995105AIn a huffBob Klahn
Saturday, November 18, 19959DBurned upGlenton Petgrave
Friday, November 17, 199528ABoiling overFran & Lou Sabin
Monday, August 28, 199530DFit to be tiedElizabeth C. Gorski
Saturday, April 22, 199522ABeside oneselfAlex K. Justin
Monday, March 27, 199523AInfuriatedGregory E. Paul
Wednesday, March 08, 199551DReally miffedWayne Robert Williams
Wednesday, February 08, 199516ABurned upCathy Millhauser
Sunday, November 27, 199423ARiled upJacques Liwer
Wednesday, October 19, 199459ASteamedD.J. Listort
Sunday, October 02, 199494APiquedFrances Hansen
Thursday, September 22, 199411DHot under the collarGeorge Quincy
Sunday, December 26, 199357ATeed offTom Underhill
Monday, December 20, 199355DLividNorma Steinberg
Thursday, December 09, 199329DSeethingJanie Lyons