| Text | Length |
| DDT target | 10 |
| Aphid, to a fruit tree | 22 |
| Yapping dog, e.g. | 17 |
| Tick, e.g. | 10 |
| Slug, to a gardener | 19 |
| Pain of a sort | 14 |
| Pain in the butt | 16 |
| Noodge or nudnik | 16 |
| Locust, for one | 15 |
| Irksome one | 11 |
| Flea, e.g. | 10 |
| Dennis the Menace, to Mr. Wilson | 32 |
| Bug you want to swat | 20 |
| Bothersome one | 14 |
| Bothersome kid | 14 |
| Troublesome insect | 18 |
| Sauce whose name is Italian for "pounded" | 51 |
| Recurring pain? | 15 |
| Raid victim | 11 |
| Persistent annoyer | 18 |
| Pain, so to speak | 17 |
| Pain in the you-know-what, e.g. | 31 |
| Pain in the rear | 16 |
| Mosquito or mole, e.g. | 22 |
| Mixed-up PETS? | 14 |
| Little brother, maybe | 21 |
| Kid brother, stereotypically | 28 |
| Insecticide victim | 18 |
| Gnat, for one | 13 |
| Gnat, for example | 17 |
| Gnat, e.g. | 10 |
| Fly, for one | 12 |
| Cutworm, e.g. | 13 |
| Constant interrupter | 20 |
| Bug bomb target | 15 |
| Brat or bug, e.g. | 17 |
| Younger brother, say | 20 |
| Weevil, for one | 15 |
| Vexatious sort | 14 |
| Vexatious one | 13 |
| Troublesome person | 18 |
| Telemarketer, to many | 21 |
| Telemarketer, perhaps | 21 |
| Sticky one | 10 |
| Steady annoyance | 16 |
| Starling, e.g. | 14 |
| Spammer, for one | 16 |
| Source of exasperation | 22 |
| Slug, say | 9 |
| Sheep ked, e.g. | 15 |
| Real pill | 9 |
| Pantry ant, e.g. | 16 |
| Pain-in-the-neck | 16 |
| Orkin victim | 12 |
| Orkin agent's quarry | 24 |
| One who annoys | 14 |
| One to get rid of | 17 |
| Objectionable one | 17 |
| Nudnick | 7 |
| Nettlesome one | 14 |
| Mosquito, for one | 17 |
| Mole, to a suburbanite | 22 |
| Mole, to a gardener | 19 |
| Midge or mosquito | 17 |
| Midge or aphid | 14 |
| Little brother, to an older sibling, say | 40 |
| Little brother, often | 21 |
| Little brother or spammer, to some | 34 |
| Lapel clutcher | 14 |
| Kid sister to boy of 17 | 23 |
| Kid brother, perhaps | 20 |
| Kid brother, at times | 21 |
| Kibitzer, e.g. | 14 |
| Kibitzer, at times | 18 |
| Irksome type | 12 |
| Irksome person | 14 |
| Irksome individual | 18 |
| Irksome fellow | 14 |
| Irking insect | 13 |
| Irk-aholic? | 11 |
| Importuner for one | 19 |
| Housefly, for example | 21 |
| Heckler, e.g. | 13 |
| Heckler or lapel grabber | 24 |
| Hanger-on, maybe | 16 |
| Gnat, rat or brat | 17 |
| Gnat or brat | 12 |
| Genuine nuisance | 16 |
| Gardening column subject | 24 |
| Garden headache | 15 |
| Gadfly, e.g. | 12 |
| Gadfly or aphid | 15 |
| Fly, perhaps | 12 |
| Fly, for example | 16 |
| Flea or fly | 11 |
| Exterminator's concern | 26 |
| D-Con target | 12 |
| Crop-invading insect | 20 |
| Crop-dusting target | 19 |
| Crop threat | 11 |
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