Answer: NEEDLED

AnswerCrossword Clue
NEEDLEDHeckled
needledNEEDLE, to sew with a slender, pointed instrument
needledProvoke or annoy (someone), esp. by continual criticism or questioning
needledPrick or pierce (something) with or as if with a needle
NEEDLEDDid some darning
NEEDLEDProdded
NEEDLEDPoverty was first ridiculed (7)
NEEDLEDRibbed
NEEDLEDRazzed
NEEDLEDHarassed amiably
NEEDLEDRode
NEEDLEDRagged
NEEDLEDProvoked
NEEDLEDActed the pest to
NEEDLEDHeckled: Colloq.
NEEDLEDGoaded to action: Colloq.
NEEDLEDVexed by repeated gibes: Colloq.
NEEDLEDTaunted: Slang.
NEEDLEDGoaded.
NEEDLEDTeased or heckled.
NEEDLEDTeased: Colloq.
NEEDLEDVexed: slang.
NEEDLEDTwitted
NEEDLEDAnnoyed
NEEDLEDPicked on
NEEDLEDTeased