Pest in a nest
The crossword clue "Pest in a nest" is answered by HORNET, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
HORNET
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HORNET answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for HORNET
Every other clue in this collection answered by HORNET, most used first.
- Stinging insect - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
- Stinger - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
- Stinging wasp - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
- Big wasp - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- It stings - used 6 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.
- Crow's-nest cry - LANDHO, used 25 times
- African pest - TSETSE, used 17 times
- Cotton pest - WEEVIL, used 16 times
- Cry from the crow's-nest - LANDHO, used 12 times
- Cry from a crow's nest - LANDHO, used 10 times
- Household pest - REDANT, used 10 times
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