Picnic pest
The crossword clue "Picnic pest" is answered by ANT, a 3-letter entry. Used 156 times across 42 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 23 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
ANT
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ANT answer page.
Used 156 times across 42 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 23 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this pilot link to their own answer page.
- FLY (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for ANT
Every other clue in this pilot answered by ANT, most used first.
- Hill dweller - used 127 times, most recently in 2026
- Pismire - used 127 times, most recently in 2019
- Industrious insect - used 113 times, most recently in 2026
- Crumb carrier - used 92 times, most recently in 2026
- Colony member - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
- Busy insect - used 80 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- In the past - AGO, used 1,064 times
- Exist - ARE, used 858 times
- In the style of - ALA, used 784 times
- ___ Lingus - AER, used 730 times
- Fuss - ADO, used 644 times
- Fitting - APT, used 551 times
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