Flying pest
The crossword clue "Flying pest" is answered by GNAT, a 4-letter entry. Used 28 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
GNAT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GNAT answer page.
Used 28 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for GNAT
Every other clue in this collection answered by GNAT, most used first.
- Pesky insect - used 159 times, most recently in 2026
- Annoying insect - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
- Midge - used 52 times, most recently in 2012
- Insect. - used 49 times, most recently in 1995
- Small fly - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
- Pesky flier - used 33 times, most recently in 2018
- Summertime pest - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
- Punkie - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
- Tiny pest - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Bitty biter - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
- Buzzing pest - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- No-see-um - used 28 times, most recently in 2014
- Pesky bug - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Flying prefix - AERO, used 91 times
- Flying start? - AERO, used 89 times
- Passed with flying colors - ACED, used 65 times
- Flying toy - KITE, used 44 times
- Flying mammals - BATS, used 34 times
- Cornfield pest - CROW, used 26 times
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