Banned bug killer
The crossword clue "Banned bug killer" is answered by DDT, a 3-letter entry. Used 44 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
DDT
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DDT answer page.
Used 44 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for DDT
Every other clue in this collection answered by DDT, most used first.
- Banned pesticide - used 119 times, most recently in 2026
- Banned insecticide - used 118 times, most recently in 2026
- Banned bug spray - used 41 times, most recently in 2021
- Banned spray - used 29 times, most recently in 2023
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- Cleopatra's killer - ASP, used 39 times
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