Historical clue formulations

• Knuckle-cracking or clipping nails in public, to some — 2026-03-31
• Irk — 2025-09-07
• Irk — 2024-12-03
• Irritate — 2024-01-23
• Really annoy — 2023-07-03
• Bug — 2022-05-15
• Irritant — 2021-02-26
• Cause of irritation — 2019-01-11
• Minor annoyance — 2018-11-19
• Pet ___ — 2018-06-25
• Really get to — 2016-08-03
• Really get to — 2016-01-29
• Tick off — 2014-06-09
• "Pet" annoyance — 2013-10-28
• Annoy — 2013-08-27
• "Pet" annoyance — 2012-04-09
• Pet ___ — 2012-03-08
• Vexation — 2010-02-07
• Source of annoyance — 2009-09-22
• Pet ___ — 2009-02-22
• Really get to — 2009-01-02
• "Pet" annoyance — 2008-08-25
• Irk — 2006-04-24
• Annoy — 2006-03-29
• Pet ___ — 2006-03-22
• Really annoy — 2005-05-24
• Having the toilet paper roll put on the "wrong" way, e.g. — 2004-11-21
• Pet ___ — 2004-02-10
• "Pet" annoyance — 2003-11-19
• Annoy — 2003-10-05
• Nettle — 2002-04-12
• Tick off — 2001-07-24
• Pet complaint — 2001-05-28
• Annoy — 2001-05-01
• Something to complain about — 2000-09-14
• Irritation — 2000-09-02
• Tick off — 2000-06-01
• Toilet paper rolled the "wrong" way, e.g. — 2000-05-09
• Pet item — 2000-01-27
• Tick off — 1999-12-31
• Bone to pick — 1998-07-03
• Irk — 1996-11-06
• Pet ___ — 1996-01-22
• Annoyance — 1995-11-06
• Annoyance — 1995-08-24