Possible Clues:

• What in Spain follows irrational huffiness
• Sounds like the summit of fence may be taken
• Stimulate (someone's interest)
• Excite (one's interest)
• Question in music's more prone ultimately to provoke
• Annoyance with irrational Quebec
• Stimulate a furtive look, we gather
• Annoyed reaction heard in summit, or just a short-term view?
• Tick off
• Cause to feel indignation