The Clue
Perplexed (8 letter answer)
The Answer
GRAVELED
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Notes
The answer GRAVELED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
GRAVEL as a verb:
1. (annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil) = cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
2. cover with gravel; "We gravelled the driveway"
3. (perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound) = be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"