Word "INSECT" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
Synonyms:
dirt ball, louse, worm

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
small air-breathing arthropod

Crossword Clues for INSECT

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Nicest, weird little creature (6) Puzzler Cryptic 09 Jul 2025
Bee or beetle Newsday 07 Jul 2025
Mosquito or bee (6)
Fly or beetle, eg (6) Puzzler 23 Jun 2025
Trendy religious group getting bug (6)
Is at home to a dissenting body like a flea (6)
E.g. bee or ant (6)
Creepy-crawly in religious offshoot (6)
Creature from a fashionable group (6)
Ladybird, eg Mirror Tea Time 29 May 2025
Creature seen within group (6)
Creature as member of religious body (6)
Wretched person belonging to religious faction The Times Cryptic 09 May 2025
Ant, for example
Creature found in group Mirror Cryptic 04 May 2025
Creepy-crawly Mirror Quick 04 May 2025
Mosquito or beetle, e.g. (6)
Creature member of religious body (6)
Creepy-crawly Mirror Quick 26 Apr 2025
Creature found in group Mirror Cryptic 26 Apr 2025
It interests entomologist (6)
Walking stick, e.g. New York Times 19 Apr 2025
Creature belonging to religious group (6)
Cricket maybe in view without front of pavilion The Telegraph Toughie 28 Mar 2025
Creature among religious group (6)
Bee perhaps caught in little illustration The Times Quick Cryptic 08 Mar 2025
Beetle, ladybird, eg
Earwig or fly, eg The Times Concise 04 Mar 2025
Ant, fly or earwig for example (6)
Nicest possible creature? (6)
Bug home group with strange religious beliefs (6)
Little creature: one with a strange scent (6)
Six-legged creature found in skin section (6)
Bug Commuter 31 Jan 2025
Bee, perhaps, in religious group (6) Puzzler Cryptic 31 Jan 2025
Cricket played in southeast Connecticut?
Cricket perhaps popular with group of followers The Telegraph Cryptic 28 Jan 2025
A crawler in school
Forming part of a group of interest to entomologists (6)
Beetle or gnat
Creature found in group (6) Mirror Cryptic 13 Jan 2025
Creepy-crawly Mirror Quick 13 Jan 2025
Maybe fly home with group touring China's capital (6) The Guardian Quiptic 05 Jan 2025
Example of type of creature on nameplate of ER A2 No. 60535 (6)
Small creature entered a cult (6)
Fly or beetle, eg (6) Puzzler Backwords 26 Dec 2024
Ant or beetle Newsday 25 Dec 2024
Six-footer belonging to a religious group (6)
Fashionable group taking in start of county cricket, say? The Times Cryptic 17 Dec 2024
Cricket or hornet Universal 23 Nov 2024
What's splintered after playing cricket, say? The Telegraph Toughie 20 Nov 2024
Ant, say (6)
Creepy-crawly Puzzler Backwords 31 Oct 2024
The nicest possible little creature (6)
Invertebrate with a three-part body (6)
Beetle, earwig, eg
Fly, mosquito, eg
Small creature - there are a hundred in the picture (6)
Contemptible person found in cult (6)
Organism studied by an entomologist The Times Specialist 30 Sep 2024
Ladybird, eg Mirror Tea Time 23 Sep 2024
Ant, maybe, put in main section (6)
Winged member of religious body? (6)
Spineless creature in religious body (6)
Ladybird, eg Mirror Tea Time 28 Aug 2024
One of the nicest creatures... (6)
Trendy school for cricket, for example (6) The Guardian Quick Cryptic 18 Aug 2024
Trendy school for cricket, for example (6) The Guardian Quick Cryptic 17 Aug 2024
Trendy school for cricket, for example (6) The Guardian Quick 17 Aug 2024
Bug in religious cult (6)
Bee or ant, e.g.
Bug (6) The Guardian Quick 11 Jul 2024
Where extremists might get together for cricket, say
Bee or wasp, e.g.
Weta, for example (6)
Queen bee, e.g.
Beetle or fly
Nicest sort of crawler (6)
Bug belonging to religious group?
A creature that is studied by entomologists (6)
Cricket, e.g. New York Times 04 Jun 2024
Arthropod The Telegraph Quick 27 May 2024
Fly, say, in group around Cuba (6)
Bug or beetle
Wretched individual now a cult figure? The Telegraph Toughie 17 May 2024
Batting order in cricket?
Creature joining favoured religious group (6)
Six footer found in mountain sector (6)
Creature found in tribe (6)
Creature modified by some scientists (6)
A little one found in the main section (6)
Bee, for example, found in plantain section (6)
Flea or fly, e.g.
Belonging to a group occupied by the start of county cricket for example (6)
Six-footer, perhaps, in a religious group (6)
Batting, prepared to bag 100 in cricket, say (6)
Invertebrate creature The Sun Two Speed 06 Apr 2024
Crawler's joined religious faction! The Sun Two Speed 06 Apr 2024
Fly perhaps from trendy religious faction The Times Quick Cryptic 06 Apr 2024
Crawler's joined religious faction? (6)
Grasshopper, e.g. (6)
Bee, e.g. The Telegraph Quick 23 Mar 2024
Contemptible person in group with strange religious beliefs (6)
A carpet moth is an example of one (6)
Ladybird, for example
A six-legged creature (6)
Dissecting one could be a bit scientific
Bee, fly, or ant (6)
Venus flytrap snack LA Times Daily 18 Feb 2024
Might one bite you in the nicest possible way? (6)
Wretched person who's joined religious movement? The Guardian Cryptic 09 Feb 2024
The little one is in some cult!
Ladybird, eg Mirror Tea Time 03 Feb 2024
Locust, e.g. Wall Street Journal 03 Feb 2024
Praying mantis, for example, belonging to religious group
Lowly creature - one with strange scent (6)
Bee or butterfly LA Times Daily 21 Jan 2024
Invertebrate creature The Telegraph Quick 20 Jan 2024
Vet disheartened, seeing this little beast The Telegraph Cryptic 19 Jan 2024
Vet disheartened, seeing this little beast (6)
Bee, perhaps, in religious group (6) Puzzler Cryptic 15 Jan 2024
Possibly nicest crawler?
Fly, e.g. Thomas Joseph 06 Jan 2024
Small arthropod with six legs (6)
Beetle is in a group regarded as deviating from the general tradition (6)
Any small arthropod with six legs and one or two pairs of wings (6)
Mosquito, e.g. Universal 07 Dec 2023
Mosquito, eg.
Frog's snack
Invertebrate creature The Telegraph Quick 25 Nov 2023
Vet dropping soft animal The Guardian Cryptic 15 Nov 2023
Quietly leaves to view cricket, for example The Times Cryptic 16 Oct 2023
Ant or bee, e.g. The Telegraph Quick 09 Sep 2023
Bug or critter with wings
Tiny thing in a swarm Family Time 20 Aug 2023
Walking stick, e.g LA Times Daily 10 Aug 2023
Crawler popular with cult The Times Cryptic 25 Jul 2023
Six-legged invertebrate The Times Concise 08 Jul 2023
Honeybee, for one USA Today 05 Jul 2023
Bug The Guardian Quick 05 Jul 2023
One of the beetles Newsday 23 Jun 2023
Worker perhaps caught cutting small photograph? The Times Cryptic 08 Jun 2023
Bug LA Times Daily 30 May 2023
Creature with tibias but no fibulas The Times Specialist Sunday 28 May 2023
Creature that's an unwanted house guest USA Today 22 Apr 2023
Cricket, say, is popular when attending school The Telegraph Cryptic 09 Feb 2023
Beetle or cricket, for one
Six-footer in religious group? The Guardian Quiptic 26 Dec 2022
Small invertebrate The Guardian Speedy 20 Nov 2022
Grasshopper, for one USA Today 07 Nov 2022
Without pressure, look into cricket perhaps
Without pressure, look into cricket perhaps The Guardian Quiptic 03 Oct 2022
Wretched person belonging to cult? The Telegraph Cryptic 15 Sep 2022
Bee or beetle USA Today 11 Aug 2022
Fly or flea Thomas Joseph 06 Jul 2022
Six-legged creature Irish Times Simplex 06 May 2022
Beetle, for example USA Today 26 Mar 2022
Last word of the first sentence of Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" New York Times 12 Mar 2022
Six-legged critter
Creature often swatted or zapped Universal 06 Feb 2022
Flea or fly Universal 23 Jan 2022
Bug trendy splinter group Irish Times Crosaire 17 Jan 2022
Popular school for cricket, say
Dobson flies, for example, with nicest boss? Irish Times Crosaire 24 Dec 2021
Trendy group securing start of county cricket, perhaps The Times Cryptic 22 Dec 2021
Cricket, for one Wall Street Journal 18 Dec 2021
Fly, e.g Thomas Joseph 18 Dec 2021
Six-legged creature Irish Times Simplex 08 Dec 2021
Small invertebrate creature Irish Times Simplex 17 Nov 2021
Fly home with religious group?
Fly home with religious group? The Guardian Quiptic 01 Nov 2021
It could be cricket devotee's location? The Telegraph Toughie 14 Oct 2021
Fly or flea USA Today 04 Sep 2021
Bug, for one LA Times Daily 29 Aug 2021
Bug, for one The Washington Post 29 Aug 2021
Bee or beetle Universal 22 Aug 2021
Bug popular splinter group Irish Times Crosaire 18 Aug 2021
Six-legged creature Irish Times Simplex 07 Aug 2021
Six-legged creature Irish Times Simplex 12 Jul 2021
51-Across, for one Wall Street Journal 07 Jul 2021
Cricket, perhaps from popular camp
Annoying being part of cult? The Telegraph Cryptic 18 Jun 2021
Isn't worried about Clare throwing up with bug Irish Times Crosaire 05 Jun 2021
Small invertebrate creature Irish Times Simplex 21 May 2021
Bug popular religious community Irish Times Crosaire 10 May 2021
Six-legged creature Irish Times Simplex 07 May 2021
Bug popular dissenting group
One putting out feelers? New York Times 14 Apr 2021
Faction to follow in cricket? The Telegraph Cryptic 23 Feb 2021
Firefly, e.g The Washington Post Sunday 06 Dec 2020
Flea or fly, e.g USA Today 06 Dec 2020
Beetle or cricket, for one
Crawler who has joined cult? The Sun Two Speed 01 Dec 2020
Invertebrate creature The Sun Two Speed 01 Dec 2020
Fly, e.g Thomas Joseph 28 Nov 2020
Popular school for cricket, perhaps The Telegraph Cryptic 23 Nov 2020
One bearing antennae The Washington Post Sunday 01 Nov 2020
Perhaps cricket clubs attracted by class on batting
Bug, creepy-crawly The Telegraph Quick 12 Oct 2020
Housefly or mosquito USA Today 23 Aug 2020
Fly or flea Thomas Joseph 08 Jul 2020
Crawler one with strange scent The Sun Two Speed 23 Jun 2020
Crawler at home with cult The Sun Two Speed 07 May 2020
Cricket batting order
Bug Indian religious group
Butterfly or wasp, for example USA Today 27 Mar 2020
Beetle or ant Newsday 25 Mar 2020
Perhaps cricket is popular cult
Bug The Telegraph Quick 18 Mar 2020
Popular group fly perhaps
Small arthropod The Telegraph Quick 08 Oct 2019
Carnivorous plant's prey USA Today 09 Sep 2019
Six-legged creature The Times Concise 20 Jun 2019
Six-footer belonging to religious group The Telegraph Cryptic 18 May 2019
Beetle or butterfly Universal 15 Apr 2019
Maybe cricket's stylish division
Member of large class in brief learning, infants and maybe elders?
Carnivorous plant's prey
Beetle or butterfly
Cricket's perhaps nicest bats
Nicest hybrid or Beetle Irish Times Crosaire 19 Dec 2018
Creature with a tiny brain being brainwashed? The Telegraph Toughie 16 Oct 2018
Six-footer's since ruined front of trousers The Telegraph Cryptic 23 Aug 2018
Examine heartless, wretched person
Bird's snack, maybe The Washington Post Sunday 05 Aug 2018
Removing piano, examine bug
Maybe fly home with group of believers
Praying mantis, say, as part of religious group?
Bee or flea Wall Street Journal 01 May 2018
Fly or gnat Newsday 30 Apr 2018
Where one might see some transcendentalists fly?
Heartless vet's a loathsome creature
Venus flytrap's catch USA Today 03 Mar 2018
Perhaps fly home to join party The Telegraph Cryptic 27 Feb 2018
Bee, perhaps, in religious group The Sun Two Speed 26 Jan 2018
Ant or bee, eg The Sun Two Speed 26 Jan 2018
Opens for 15 across in cricket? Irish Times Crosaire 22 Jan 2018
Bee or flea
Batting order for cricket?
Bug (ant, for e.g.)
Eg, beetle or bee The Times Concise 23 Oct 2017
Bug home to cover religious order
Bug found in mountain sections
For example, fly within breakaway formation The Telegraph Cryptic 06 Aug 2017
Six-footer belonging to religious faction The Telegraph Cryptic 01 Jul 2017
Insignificant type involved in Shaolin sects
Beetle or bee Newsday 05 Apr 2017
Small winged creature The Times Concise 22 Mar 2017
Six-legged creature The Telegraph Quick 24 Feb 2017
Bug head of church secreted in mitre?
. Say, cricket's trendy subdivision
Six-footer belonging to breakaway group The Times Cryptic 09 Jan 2017
Observe powerless cricket for instance
Worthless person's joined religious faction The Times Cryptic 02 Jan 2017
Bug sect in complex Irish Times Crosaire 29 Dec 2016
Small invertebrate creature The Telegraph Quick 27 Oct 2016
Entomology specimen Newsday 23 Oct 2016
Maybe fly as member of a religious group
Vet disembowelled small creature The Times Cryptic 12 Sep 2016
Maybe fly home — southeast Connecticut
Batting and ready to grab century -- such is cricket The Telegraph Cryptic 11 Aug 2016
Bee caught in little picture
As a heretic, worshipping cricket, perhaps?
Batting order for cricket? The Telegraph Cryptic 09 Jul 2016
Walking stick, e.g USA Today 07 Jul 2016
Creepy-crawly The Guardian Quick 02 Jul 2016
Small invertebrate Irish Times Simplex 21 May 2016
Batting with school cricket, for example The Telegraph Cryptic 11 Apr 2016
Such as beetle or fly The Times Concise 12 Feb 2016
Creepy-crawly Universal 07 Feb 2016
Six-legged crawler Universal 03 Jan 2016
Creepy-crawly
Six-legged crawler
Walking stick, e.g.
Batting order for cricket?
Fly or mosquito, e.g Universal 13 Dec 2015
Say, cricket's core group
Bug home and dry with first bit of tapping
Bee or ant Premier Sunday 15 Nov 2015
Trendy group surrounding opener in county cricket, perhaps The Times Cryptic 20 Aug 2015
Six-legged animal Newsday 05 Jul 2015
Cricket, perhaps with school batting first The Telegraph Cryptic 29 Jun 2015
Religious dissenter may be insignificant The Telegraph Toughie 26 Jun 2015
Cricket, for one LA Times Daily 10 May 2015
Small photo capturing start of county cricket, for example
Upset since originally trapped in fly, perhaps The Telegraph Cryptic 08 Jan 2015
Beetle, for example
Six-legged animal
Bee or ant
Cricket, for one
Fly or mosquito, e.g.
Contemptible person
Maybe fly home with minority group
School batting first with cricket, say
Bug
Primal Scream "___ Royalty"
Six-legged critter
Being of fashionable school?
Possibly fly in group
Crawling creature
Bug
Hexapod
Bug
Aardwolf prey
Cricket, for instance
Walking stick, e.g.
Six-footer?
Beetle, for one
Bug or fly
Bee or flea
Perhaps fly home ahead of party
Fly or mosquito
Zapper victim
Snack for a gecko
Snack for a gecko
Moth or mosquito
Bat's prey
Fly or flea
Bat's prey
Contemptible one
Entomology specimen
Raid target
It may have an antenna
Mosquito or fly
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Bee or beetle
One can be found at the end of each * answer
Antenna holder, maybe
Invertebrate creature
Pitcher plant's lunch
Bee, flea, or fly
Six-legged critter
Six-legged critter
Bug
Entomologist's interest
Lowlife
Water strider, e.g.
Air-breathing arthropod
Garden pest
Fly or flea
Walking stick, e.g.
Entomologist's subject
Raid target
Pitcher plant's snack
Ant or beetle
Ant or aphid
Bug
See 4 Across
Creepy-crawly
Ladybird, for one
Bug or fly
Bee, e.g.
Trifling one
Treehopper, e.g.
Antenna site
Entomologist's subject
Six-legger
Net gain?
Entomologist's catch
Pitcher plant's lunch
Entomologist's specimen
Entomologist's subject
Mosquito or mayfly
Pitcher plant catch
Bee or beetle
Bug
Aardwolf prey
Butterfly or beetle
Six-footer
Mosquito
Creepy-crawly
Bee or beetle
Arthropod animal
Thrips, e.g.
Ant or bee
Hexapod
Entomological specimen
Arthropod
Glowworm or earwig
Earwig, e.g.
Dor or thrips
Entomologist's subject
Spider or ant
Firefly.
Mantis.
Midge.
Grub, e.g.
Fly, e.g.
Small invertebrate animal.
Lepidopter.
Small animal.
Cicada.
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