African fly
The crossword clue "African fly" is answered by TSETSE, a 6-letter entry. Used 82 times across 41 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1947. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
TSETSE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TSETSE answer page.
Used 82 times across 41 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1947. 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.
- ZIMB (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TSETSE
Every other clue in this collection answered by TSETSE, most used first.
- Dangerous fly - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
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