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1 | 99% | 5 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 98% | 6 | Exact Match! | |
3 | 25% | 12 | Distress signal | |
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We think the answer is "VEXED" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
- • Causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed verb
- • To trouble aggressively, to harass.
- • To annoy, irritate.
- • To cause (mental) suffering to; to distress.
- • To twist, to weave.
- • To be irritated; to fret.
- • To toss back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet. adjective
- • Annoyed, irritated or distressed
- • Much debated, discussed or disputed
An example sentence would be:
- • "She was vexed by the constant noise outside her apartment."
- • "His careless attitude vexed his parents."
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Clue Last Found In...
Source | #Number | Answer |
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New York Times09 Aug 2012 | Down 29 | |
New York Times26 Sep 2003 | Across 46 | |
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