Related Clues:

• Spiteful saying backed with ridicule
• Desire to restrict snake's stinging
• Was Greek character's husband spiteful?
• Apt to see red snake, in fancy
• Want to trap serpent that's ill-tempered
• Tart with desire to embrace Egyptian poisoner
• Sharply irritable
• Likely to see red snake in fancy
• Likely to show anger or irritation
• Liable to see red snake burrowing into pine
• “Crotchety” used to be an expression of contempt
• Tetchy self-righteous son occupying shower?
• Very irritable, as a particular hymenoptera
• Hard to hobnob with
• Irascible, like privileged American?