| Drill, tedious thing? (5) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
15 Apr 2026 |
| Tunnel-making machine |
New York Times |
02 Jan 2026 |
| Cornfield pest |
Newsday |
13 Jul 2025 |
| Wooden ships damaged by this tidal wave on river |
The Times Cryptic |
26 Jun 2025 |
| Insect that drills into wood (5) |
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| Wood-eating beetle (5) |
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| Tool that won't hold your interest? (5) |
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| One piercing wood, e.g. |
The Telegraph Mini |
10 Dec 2024 |
| Termite, e.g. |
New York Times |
30 Nov 2024 |
| Hole-making tool |
Universal |
11 Aug 2024 |
| Emerald ash ___ (destructive insect) |
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| Wood-burrowing mollusc |
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| Destructive bug |
LA Times Daily |
06 Oct 2023 |
| Termite, e.g. |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Jun 2023 |
| Burrowing bug |
LA Times Daily |
21 May 2023 |
| Hole-making tool |
Newsday |
06 Dec 2022 |
| Drill, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
25 Sep 2022 |
| Wood-eating bug |
Newsday |
21 Apr 2022 |
| Destructive insect |
Newsday |
25 Mar 2022 |
| Wood-damaging beetle |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Jul 2021 |
| Drilling tool |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 Feb 2021 |
| Burrowing insect duke removed from flower-bed |
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| Drill bit, usually |
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| Tree-harming beetle |
Thomas Joseph |
25 Apr 2020 |
| Termite, for example |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Mar 2020 |
| Hole-making insect |
Universal |
25 Dec 2019 |
| Destructive insect |
Newsday |
22 Sep 2019 |
| Tool such as a drill |
Universal |
06 Jul 2019 |
| Serbo-Croat dismisses a Scot with drill |
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| Destructive worm, mollusc or insect |
The Times Concise |
11 Feb 2019 |
| Tool such as a drill |
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| Hole maker |
New York Times |
12 Dec 2018 |
| Hole maker |
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| Crop pest |
Newsday |
19 Apr 2018 |
| Cornfield pest |
Newsday |
14 Dec 2017 |
| Destructive insect |
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| Destructive insect |
LA Times Daily |
14 Aug 2017 |
| Rock-penetrating drill |
Universal |
03 Aug 2017 |
| Auger, for one |
Universal |
06 Apr 2017 |
| Destructive insect |
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| Rock-penetrating drill |
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| Wood-damaging insect |
Family Time |
05 Dec 2016 |
| Termite maybe carried by rook |
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| Steep wave on river is a problem for some ships? |
The Times Cryptic |
04 Oct 2016 |
| Steep wave on river is a problem for some ships? |
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| Wood-damaging insect |
LA Times Daily |
07 Aug 2016 |
| Hole-making worm or insect |
The Times Concise |
30 Jun 2016 |
| Burrowing insect |
New York Times |
13 Mar 2016 |
| Pest to annoy Rex |
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| Wood-damaging insect |
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| Auger, e.g |
USA Today |
03 Sep 2015 |
| Destructive beetle |
LA Times Daily |
11 Aug 2015 |
| Hole-making insect |
LA Times Daily |
21 Jul 2015 |
| Auger, in use |
Universal |
03 May 2015 |
| Many a worm |
LA Times Daily |
08 Mar 2015 |
| Hole-making bug |
USA Today |
27 Jan 2015 |
| Hole-making bug |
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| Auger, e.g. |
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| Destructive beetle |
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| Hole-making insect |
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| Many a worm |
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| Destructive insect |
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| Auger, in use |
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| Auger or drill |
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| Tree-damaging insect |
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| Drill, essentially |
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| Damaging bug |
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| Drilling tool |
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| Drilling tool |
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| Destructive insect |
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| Hole-making bug or tool |
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| Auger or destructive beetle |
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| Drilling tool |
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| Agricultural pest |
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| Longhorn beetle, for one |
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| Auger or destructive bug |
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| Drill for penetrating rock |
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| Gimlet, for example |
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| Uninvited cornfield guest |
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| Bug found in trunks |
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| Hole-making tool |
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| Drill |
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| Hole-making tool |
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| Auger or drill |
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| Drilling bug |
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| Shipworm, e.g. |
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| Drilling tool |
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| Crop pest |
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| Awl, for example |
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| Destructive insect |
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| Drill for penetrating rock |
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| Hole-making pest |
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| Drilling tool |
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| Tool used for making holes |
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| Hole-making tool |
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| Shipworm |
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| Hole maker |
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| Auger, e.g. |
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| Termite, say |
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| Termite, say |
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| Termite, for one |
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| Termite, e.g. |
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| Damaging insect |
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| Drill |
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| Damaging insect |
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| Hole-making tool |
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| Hole-making bug |
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| Plant pest |
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| Hole-making tool |
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| Mole, e.g. |
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| Orchardist's woe |
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| Plant pest |
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| Hole-making pest |
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| Shipworm or hagfish |
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| Shipworm |
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| Machine tool |
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| Piercing tool |
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| Beetle, e.g. |
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| Auger, for instance |
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| Hole-making bug |
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| Hole maker |
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| Ruiner of ears? |
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| Drill e.g. |
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| Auger or drill |
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| Leaf-attacking insect |
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| Invasive insect |
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| Bark beetle |
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| Shipworm |
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| Drilling tool |
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| Teredo |
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| Auger |
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| Boll weevil, e.g. |
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| Corn pest |
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| Destructive insect |
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| Mole, for one |
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| Beetle, at work |
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| Destructive beetle |
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| Shipworm or boll weevil |
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| Tree enemy |
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| Fruit-tree foe |
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| Plant pest |
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| Shipworm. |
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| Plant pest. |
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| Insect that burrows in trees, fruits, etc. |
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| Gimlet. |
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| Auger. |
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| Tool. |
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| Destructive insect. |
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| Corn pest. |
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| Insect. |
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| Drilling tool. |
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| Drilling too. |
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| Weevil. |
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| Boll weevil or shipworm. |
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| Piercer. |
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| Insect pest. |
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