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PESKY is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for PESKY.

36 total results for PESKY   ( score: 50 )

15 results for PESKY from Shortz Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Shortz Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthor
Fri Jun 16, 202346DPersistently annoyingNatan Last and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class
Sun May 8, 202263DAnnoying (3)Matthew Stock and Chandi Deitmer
Mon Mar 28, 202251DNettlesomeLeslie Rogers
Mon Oct 25, 202134AAnnoying (3)Damon Gulczynski
Wed May 15, 201334AAnnoying (3)David Sullivan
Tue Nov 13, 201253DLike a mosquitoDon Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel
Thu Jan 12, 20126AIrksomeGareth Bain
Wed Jan 11, 201229ABothersome (3)Chuck Deodene
Mon Jan 10, 201173ALike mosquitoesJames Tuttle
Wed Feb 18, 200940ALike gnatsSusan Gelfand
Mon Jan 26, 200967ABothersome (3)Timothy Powell and Nancy Salomon
Sun Sep 5, 2004102DBothersome (3)Patrick Merrell
Tue Jun 11, 200210DAnnoying, as a gnatNancy Kavanaugh
Wed Jun 28, 200067ALike Dennis the MenaceRandy Sowell
Tue Jun 6, 199535DVexatiousSidney L. Robbins
21 results for PESKY from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Tue Sep 20, 19885DAnnoyingBetty JorgensenMaleska
Wed Mar 18, 198734DVexatiousRashMaleska
Thu Sep 11, 198625DAnnoyingCharlotte ShoreMaleska
Mon Sep 9, 198572AAnnoyingAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Tue Mar 20, 198468AVexatiousMarjorie PedersenMaleska
Sun Jul 17, 198372DBothersomeTap OsbornMaleska
Sat Feb 9, 198029DTroublesomeFederingMaleska
Sun Oct 21, 1979150AAnnoyingDavid J. Pohl and John M. SamsonMaleska
Sun Aug 6, 197856DTroublesomeJoseph La FauciMaleska
Thu Jul 1, 197640ATroublesomePaul R. BarnesWeng
Wed Mar 10, 197635DTroublesomeRaymond F. EisnerWeng
Fri May 24, 197446DAnnoyingRuth N. SchultzWeng
Sun May 13, 197357DAnnoyingRobert RoopWeng
Sat Feb 3, 197325AAnnoyingUnknownWeng
Sun Mar 19, 197275DAnnoyingHerb RisteenWeng
Fri Aug 6, 197122AIrritatingUnknownWeng
Thu Oct 13, 196613DAnnoying.Arthur SchulmanFarrar
Thu Jul 15, 196565AAnnoying.UnknownFarrar
Tue Dec 31, 19578DAnnoying: Colloq.UnknownFarrar
Wed May 30, 195129DTroublesome: Colloq.UnknownFarrar
Mon Nov 13, 195024DAnnoying: Colloq.UnknownFarrar
Anagrams:PYKES, KYPES, SKYPE
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