Leaping insect
The crossword clue "Leaping insect" is answered by FLEA, a 4-letter entry. Used 13 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1972. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
FLEA
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FLEA answer page.
Used 13 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1972. It appears in 8 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.
- GRASSHOPPER (1 uses in xd)
- LEAFHOPPER (1 uses in xd)
- SPRINGTAIL (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for FLEA
Every other clue in this collection answered by FLEA, most used first.
- Dog bane - used 44 times, most recently in 2025
- Dog biter - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Pooch pest - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Kind of market - used 23 times, most recently in 2021
- Circus performer - used 20 times, most recently in 2019
- Wingless insect - used 20 times, most recently in 2022
- Dog's bane - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
- Pet pest - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Pet peeve? - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
- ___ market - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Dog-biting bug - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Insect. - used 13 times, most recently in 1995
- Boxer biter - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Chigger. - used 10 times, most recently in 2015
- Pest on a pet - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Biting insect - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Bloodsucking insect - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Kind of collar - used 9 times, most recently in 2010
- Word with market or circus - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Dog pest - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
- Dog's irritant - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
- Canine pest - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Dog dogger - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
- Dog's annoyance - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
- Kind of circus - used 7 times, most recently in 1999
- Kind of market or circus - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
- Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Tiny biter - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Bug on a dog - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Bug with bounce - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Circus insect - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Dogged little pest - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
- Jumping insect - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Pound pest - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Pesky insect - GNAT, used 159 times
- Stinging insect - WASP, used 121 times
- Insect stage - PUPA, used 65 times
- Annoying insect - GNAT, used 60 times
- Insect. - GNAT, used 49 times
- Insect repellent ingredient - DEET, used 23 times
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