"... bug in __"
The crossword clue ""... bug in __"" is answered by ARUG, a 4-letter entry. Used 15 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1979. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
ARUG
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ARUG answer page.
Used 15 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1979. It appears in 7 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 collection link to their own answer page.
- SNUGASA (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ARUG
Every other clue in this collection answered by ARUG, most used first.
- Cut ___ (dance) - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
- Snug as a bug in ___ - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
- Cut ___ - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
Related clues
Clues in this collection 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.
- Has a bug - AILS, used 98 times
- Bug-eyed - AGOG, used 90 times
- Like a bug in a rug - SNUG, used 61 times
- Bug spray ingredient - DEET, used 31 times
- Bug bite symptom - ITCH, used 23 times
- Pesky bug - GNAT, used 22 times
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