Pesky bug

The answer

GNAT

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GNAT answer page.

Used 22 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1988. It appears in 11 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.

• LOUSE (1 uses in xd)

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
• Flying pest - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
• No-see-um - used 28 times, most recently in 2014

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

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