For crossword solvers working on “Plague”, this group of answers comes from entries that were matched to the clue in real puzzle grids. Each one fits the style and tone previously used.
Likely Answers:
- PESTER
- BESET
- AFFLICT
- NAGAT
- TORMENT
- BANE
- BEDEVIL
- PEST
- HARASS
- PESTILENCE
- AIL
- EPIDEMIC
- POX
- SCOURGE
- DOG
Synonyms and Definitions
PESTER
- Synonyms: badger, beleaguer, bug, tease
- Definition: Continuously irritate
BESET
- Synonyms: chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, encrust, harass, harry, hassle, incrust, molest, provoke, set upon
- Definition: Persistently or constantly irritate
AFFLICT
- Synonyms: smite
TORMENT
- Synonyms: agony, anguish, badgering, bedevil, bedevilment, crucify, curse, dun, excruciate, frustrate, harassment, rack, rag, torture, worrying
BANE
- Synonyms: nemesis, scourge
BEDEVIL
- Synonyms: befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw, torment
PEST
- Synonyms: blighter, cuss, gadfly, pesterer, pestilence, pestis
HARASS
- Synonyms: beset
- Definition: Persistently or constantly cause irritation.
PESTILENCE
- Synonyms: canker, pest
AIL
- Synonyms: garlic, pain, trouble
POX
- Synonyms: lues, lues venerea, syph, syphilis
SCOURGE
- Synonyms: bane, desolate, devastate, flagellate, flagellum, lay waste to, ravage, terror, threat, waste
DOG
- Synonyms: andiron, blackguard, bounder, cad, canis familiaris, chase, chase after, click, detent, dog-iron, domestic dog, firedog, frank, frankfurter, frump, give chase, go after, heel, hot dog, hotdog, hound, pawl, tag, tail, track, trail, weenie, wiener, wienerwurst