Bug spray ingredient
The crossword clue "Bug spray ingredient" is answered by DEET, a 4-letter entry. Used 31 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
DEET
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DEET answer page.
Used 31 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 16 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.
- ORANGEOIL (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for DEET
Every other clue in this collection answered by DEET, most used first.
- Off! ingredient - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
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