| Insect attracted to light |
Puzzler Backwords |
16 Apr 2024 |
| Insect that becomes a body part if you insert a U into the middle |
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| Without hesitation parent produces insect (4) |
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| Insect that loves the flame |
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| Insect in the order Lepidoptera (4) |
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| A night-flying insect (4) |
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| Insect attracted to a flame |
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| Tiger took it to be a light aircraft (4) |
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| "Like a ___ to a flame," phrase for someone attracted to danger with an insect in it |
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| Fan of the flame? |
New York Times |
14 Feb 2024 |
| Doctor the tailless larva (4) |
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| Night-flier's annual check-up in UK hospital |
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| Insect that's related to a butterfly |
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| It's an insect, er, mum! (4) |
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| Nocturnal insect |
The Telegraph Quick |
22 Jan 2024 |
| Wardrobe pest |
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| Insect starts to migrate over the heath |
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| Large winged, nocturnal insect (4) |
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| Way of working on the detailed flier? (4) |
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| United leaving trap for winger |
The Telegraph Toughie |
26 Dec 2023 |
| United leaving trap for winger (4) |
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| Cat returned with her first insect (4) |
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| Page to Don Adriano de Armado in William Shakespeare play Love's Labour's Lost |
Mirror Quiz |
22 Dec 2023 |
| Light-circling insect |
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| Annual test on hot insect (4) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
12 Dec 2023 |
| "Like a ___ to a flame" |
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| Insect in many Nabokov texts |
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| Flame-loving insect |
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| Night-time flying insect (4) |
Puzzler |
26 Nov 2023 |
| One coming to light |
Newsday |
24 Nov 2023 |
| Clothing consumer? |
The Sun Two Speed |
10 Nov 2023 |
| Nocturnal insect |
The Sun Two Speed |
10 Nov 2023 |
| Insect seen in 30 day period (not November) |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
02 Nov 2023 |
| Winged insect |
The Times Concise |
05 Oct 2023 |
| Flying insect attracted to light |
Newsday |
11 Sep 2023 |
| Closet invader |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Aug 2023 |
| Fluttery insect |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Jun 2023 |
| Insect whose larvae eat clothes |
LA Times Daily |
13 Jun 2023 |
| Night flier |
Newsday |
26 May 2023 |
| Light-headed creature? |
LA Times Daily |
24 May 2023 |
| Cotton-eating insect |
Universal |
27 Apr 2023 |
| Nocturnal insect related to a butterfly |
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| Insect affected by light pollution |
Universal |
17 Feb 2023 |
| Butterfly cousin |
Newsday |
05 Feb 2023 |
| Light-loving insect |
USA Today |
27 Jan 2023 |
| Porch light fixture? |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Dec 2022 |
| Butterfly's cousin |
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| Butterfly cousin |
Newsday |
30 Oct 2022 |
| Insect similar to a butterfly |
USA Today |
26 Aug 2022 |
| Nocturnal insect |
The Times Concise |
20 Aug 2022 |
| Closet invader |
Eugene Sheffer |
08 Aug 2022 |
| Closet pest |
Premier Sunday |
24 Jul 2022 |
| Winged insect |
The Guardian Quick |
04 Jul 2022 |
| Wool-gatherer? |
New York Times |
03 Jul 2022 |
| Insect drawn to a porch light |
Universal |
27 Jun 2022 |
| Bug that flies into lights |
USA Today |
17 May 2022 |
| Critter on "The Silence of the Lambs" poster |
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| Insect found in bergamot herb |
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| A consumer of clothing taken in by upsetting outlandish tomfoolery |
Irish Times Crosaire |
22 Apr 2022 |
| Light-loving flier |
The Washington Post |
16 Mar 2022 |
| Light-loving flier |
LA Times Daily |
16 Mar 2022 |
| Insect drawn to bright lights |
USA Today |
13 Mar 2022 |
| Butterfly's relative |
USA Today |
25 Feb 2022 |
| Insect drawn to light |
USA Today |
24 Feb 2022 |
| Butterfly cousin |
Newsday |
20 Feb 2022 |
| Butterfly's relative |
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| One who’s light-headed? |
New York Times |
14 Jan 2022 |
| Closet eater? |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Dec 2021 |
| Light-loving insect |
USA Today |
14 Nov 2021 |
| Night flier |
The Telegraph Quick |
30 Oct 2021 |
| Insect that eats wool |
USA Today |
26 Oct 2021 |
| Butterfly-like insect |
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| Fluttery insect |
Eugene Sheffer |
08 Oct 2021 |
| Insect that loves light |
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| Fabric-eating insect |
USA Today |
08 Sep 2021 |
| Opening without uniform for flier |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
08 Sep 2021 |
| Fly-by-night type? |
New York Times |
18 Aug 2021 |
| Sucker for a flame |
The Washington Post |
21 Jul 2021 |
| Sucker for a flame |
LA Times Daily |
21 Jul 2021 |
| Light circler |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Jul 2021 |
| Nocturnal insect |
The Telegraph Quick |
29 May 2021 |
| Insect drawn to flames |
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| Closet invader |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 May 2021 |
| Butterfly cousin |
Newsday |
10 May 2021 |
| Night light visitor |
The Washington Post Sunday |
18 Apr 2021 |
| Some cloth to munch? That'll show me up |
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| "The ___ Radio Hour" (Peabody-winning podcast) |
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| Flame lover? |
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| Adult silkworm |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Mar 2021 |
| Nocturnal insect |
The Sun Two Speed |
01 Feb 2021 |
| Clothing consumer? |
The Sun Two Speed |
01 Feb 2021 |
| Fluttery insect |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Jan 2021 |
| Thing attracted to a flame |
Family Time |
17 Jan 2021 |
| Insect in a dusty coat |
The Washington Post Sunday |
17 Jan 2021 |
| Like a ___ to a flame |
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| Winged creature identified by old woman without hesitation |
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| Butterfly's cousin |
Newsday |
17 Nov 2020 |
| Insect drawn to flames |
New York Times |
06 Oct 2020 |
| Learns flying with this light plane – on thermals |
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| Insect near a flame |
USA Today |
16 Sep 2020 |
| Nocturnal insect |
The Times Concise |
18 Aug 2020 |
| Former caterpillar |
Newsday |
16 Aug 2020 |
| Fabric-eating insect |
USA Today |
29 Jul 2020 |
| One may damage a wool coat |
Universal |
26 Jul 2020 |
| Light-circling insect |
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| Flier, tough to manage, some recalled |
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| Insect attracted to light |
USA Today |
14 Jun 2020 |
| Insect starts to move over the heath |
The Sun Two Speed |
31 May 2020 |
| It comes to light |
New York Times |
29 May 2020 |
| Bulb circler |
New York Times |
28 May 2020 |
| Insect attracted to flames |
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| Insect attracted to a flame |
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| Night light sight |
Newsday |
02 May 2020 |
| Butterfly relative |
USA Today |
21 Apr 2020 |
| Keep it off clothes: some harm, otherwise |
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| Closet pest that loves wool |
New York Times |
23 Mar 2020 |
| Insect starts to multiply on the heath |
The Sun Two Speed |
17 Feb 2020 |
| Insect that loves light |
Family Time |
03 Feb 2020 |
| Insect in an evolutionary 'arms race' against bats |
USA Today |
19 Jan 2020 |
| Light-bulb circler |
Newsday |
29 Dec 2019 |
| Butterfly's cousin |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Nov 2019 |
| Closet pest |
Universal |
25 Nov 2019 |
| Clothing consumer taken in by upsetting outlandish tomfoolery |
Irish Times Crosaire |
09 Oct 2019 |
| Butterfly-like insect |
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| Porch light circler |
USA Today |
01 Oct 2019 |
| Moving back and forth doing the rounds can be a pest |
Irish Times Crosaire |
20 Sep 2019 |
| This should not be in wardrobe — mum has no hesitation |
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| Mate on the ground, the worse for wear |
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| One of Titania’s fairies in A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
21 Jul 2019 |
| Flame flutterer |
Thomas Joseph |
27 Apr 2019 |
| Light-seeking flier |
The Washington Post |
07 Apr 2019 |
| Light-seeking flier |
LA Times Daily |
07 Apr 2019 |
| Unpleasant find in a sweater |
New York Times |
14 Mar 2019 |
| Insect drawn to light |
Universal |
01 Mar 2019 |
| Insect seen in August, maybe -- name not given |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
18 Jan 2019 |
| Unpleasant find in a sweater |
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| Light-seeking flier |
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| Porch light circler |
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| Flying insect attracted to light |
Newsday |
01 Jan 2019 |
| Insect drawn to light |
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| Flyer drawn to flames |
USA Today |
24 Dec 2018 |
| Night flier |
Newsday |
08 Sep 2018 |
| Cloth-eating insect |
Irish Times Simplex |
04 Sep 2018 |
| One such being goat starts to meander on the heath |
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| Light circler |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Jul 2018 |
| Insect in trap having lost focus? |
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| Flame-following insect |
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| Butterfly relative |
Universal |
06 May 2018 |
| Butterfly |
Canadiana |
30 Apr 2018 |
| Streetlight circler |
USA Today |
26 Mar 2018 |
| Clothes consumer? |
The Washington Post |
17 Feb 2018 |
| Clothes consumer? |
LA Times Daily |
17 Feb 2018 |
| Lepidopterist's specimen |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Feb 2018 |
| Clothes-eating insect |
Family Time |
14 Jan 2018 |
| Lightbulb circler |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jan 2018 |
| Clothes consumer? |
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| Butterfly relative |
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| Flyer drawn to flames |
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| Light circler |
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| Annual test on hot insect |
The Sun Two Speed |
14 Dec 2017 |
| Night insect |
The Sun Two Speed |
14 Dec 2017 |
| ___-eaten |
New York Times |
13 Dec 2017 |
| Flyer in Lunesta ads |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Dec 2017 |
| Wool-loving insect |
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| Insect that's related to the butterfly |
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| Cloth-eating insect |
The Washington Post |
12 Sep 2017 |
| Cloth-eating insect |
LA Times Daily |
12 Sep 2017 |
| Insect that eats through clothes |
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| Insect that's related to the butterfly |
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| Fabric-eater in a closet |
Universal |
07 Apr 2017 |
| Creature on the movie poster for 'The Silence of the Lambs' |
New York Times |
12 Feb 2017 |
| Io or atlas follower |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
10 Feb 2017 |
| Wardrobe ruiner |
USA Today |
31 Jan 2017 |
| Bulb circler, often |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
27 Jan 2017 |
| Bulb circler, often |
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| Creature on the movie poster for "The Silence of the Lambs" |
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| Wardrobe ruiner |
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| ___-eaten |
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| Cloth-eating insect |
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| Fabric-eater in a closet |
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| Io or atlas follower |
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| Grown-up silkworm |
Newsday |
24 Nov 2016 |
| Moving back and forth, doing the rounds can be a pest |
Irish Times Crosaire |
17 Nov 2016 |
| Io or gypsy |
USA Today |
31 Oct 2016 |
| Closet concern |
LA Times Daily |
18 Sep 2016 |
| Nocturnal flier |
Newsday |
18 Sep 2016 |
| Insect that shorted out an early computer, spawning the term 'computer bug' |
New York Times |
28 Aug 2016 |
| Closet pest |
USA Today |
15 Aug 2016 |
| Threadbare Missouri girl, not quite eleven |
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| Common culprit in the closet |
The Washington Post |
25 Jun 2016 |
| Insect drawn to flame |
Irish Times Simplex |
07 Mar 2016 |
| Finally crash following test flier |
The Telegraph Toughie |
25 Feb 2016 |
| Night-flying insect |
The Times Concise |
04 Jan 2016 |
| Insect returning in rush to mate |
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| Io or gypsy |
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| Insect that shorted out an early computer, spawning the term "computer bug" |
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| Closet concern |
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| Closet pest |
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| Hole maker |
New York Times |
25 Dec 2015 |
| See 14-Across |
New York Times |
02 Dec 2015 |
| Something that might come to light? |
New York Times |
01 Dec 2015 |
| Light-loving flier |
LA Times Daily |
15 Nov 2015 |
| Fly-by-night? |
New York Times |
24 Oct 2015 |
| One seeking light from university misses opening |
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| Night-flying insect |
The Guardian Quick |
03 Oct 2015 |
| Flier among hangers |
LA Times Daily |
02 Sep 2015 |
| Insect attracted to light |
Newsday |
14 Jul 2015 |
| Butterfly relative |
Family Time |
22 Jun 2015 |
| Clothes closet pest |
LA Times Daily |
26 May 2015 |
| May, possibly, not name emperor? |
The Times Cryptic |
14 Apr 2015 |
| Gypsy that flies |
USA Today |
12 Apr 2015 |
| Light-loving flier |
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| Insect attracted to light |
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| Night light sight |
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| Clothes closet pest |
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| Porch light circler |
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| Gypsy that flies |
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| Something that might come to light? |
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| See 14-Across |
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| Hole maker |
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| Fly-by-night? |
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| Flier among hangers |
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| This leads to masses of tiny holes |
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| Scruffy chaps turning up to get warm inside |
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| Butterfly's cousin |
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| Maker of holes |
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| Closet nuisance |
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| Lepidopterist's subject of study |
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| Light circler |
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| Porch light circler |
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| Closet pest |
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| Closet invader |
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| Closet cuisine fan? |
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| Woolly bear, eventually |
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| Closet intruder |
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| Wool lover |
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| One drawn to a flame |
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| Former silkworm |
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| Winged clothing consumer |
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| Destructive insect |
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| Fabric foe? |
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| Flame-loving insect |
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| Winged closet invader |
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| Flame fancier |
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| Insect drawn to light |
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| One drawn to flames |
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| Fly-by-nighter, typically |
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| Ex-caterpillar |
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| Light-headed insect? |
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| Flame fancier |
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| Adult silkworm |
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| Candlelight visitor? |
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| Light-loving insect |
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| Flame-fancying flier |
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| Clothes alterer of a kind |
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| Lover of light |
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| Evening flier |
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| Hole maker |
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| Light lover |
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| Audioslave song about a sweater-eater? |
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| Adult silkworm |
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| Candlelight visitor? |
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| Clothes alterer of a kind |
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| Evening flier |
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| Hole maker |
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| Light lover |
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| Light-headed insect? |
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| Insect drawn to light |
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| Closet cuisine fan? |
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| One attracted to a flame |
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| Butterfly relative |
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| Light-headed flier? |
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| Pest attracted to light |
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| It may come to light |
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| Light-headed flier? |
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| One drawn to a flame |
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| One going toward the light |
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| Insect drawn to flames |
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| Army worm, eventually |
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| Nocturnal insect |
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| Light-bulb circler |
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| Lepidopterist's study |
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| Butterfly's cousin |
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| *One attracted to a flame |
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| Closet pest |
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| Woolly bear, eventually |
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| Closet invader |
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| Night-flying insect |
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| It might come out of the closet |
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| Chrysalis result |
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| Bad thing to keep in the closet |
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| Wool fancier |
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| Phototropic flier |
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| Coat ruiner |
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| Flame-loving insect |
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| Bulb circler |
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| Sweater eater |
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| Closet pest |
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| Bulb orbiter |
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| Taker of night flights |
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| Insect drawn to flames |
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| Closet problem |
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| Butterfly's cousin |
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| Closet problem |
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| Butterfly impersonator |
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| Former woolly bear |
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| Wool eater |
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| Closet invader |
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| Butterfly relative |
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| Sweater muncher |
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| Sweater eater |
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| Closet eater? |
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| Armyworm, eventually |
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| Gypsy, for one |
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| Flame follower |
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| Gauzy-winged insect |
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| Closet pest |
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| Night flier |
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| It may bite your shorts |
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| Clothing consumer |
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| Maker of holes |
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| Sphinx or emperor |
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| Clothes muncher |
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| It might come out of the closet |
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| Closet binger? |
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| Closet invader |
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| Flame lover |
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| Nocturnal pollinator |
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| Flame lover |
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| Flame victim |
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| Butterfly relative |
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| Fly-by-night insect |
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| Night-flying insect |
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| Wool fancier |
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| Wardrobe invader |
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| Tiger or hawk follower |
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| Closet pest |
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| Clothing consumer |
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| Cecropia, for one |
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| Former silkworm |
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| Lamp orbiter |
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| Former woolly bear |
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| Flame visitor |
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| Clothing consumer |
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| Closet pest |
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| Sweater getter |
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| Wool gatherer? |
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| Sweater eater |
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| Cutworm, eventually |
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| Lepidopteran group member |
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| Closet eater? |
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| Fly-by-night insect |
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| Io or luna |
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| Flame lover? |
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| Insect that is drawn to flames |
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| The first "computer bug," in fact |
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| Clothes pest |
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| Closet nuisance |
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| Phototropic insect |
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| Flame attracts it |
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| Kind of ball |
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| Street light frequenter |
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| Cocoon contents |
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| Fabric eater |
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| Its larvae eat clothes |
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| Butterfly kin |
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| It flits around a flame |
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| Silk manufacturer |
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| One on a high-fiber diet |
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| Butterfly's kin |
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| Maker of holes |
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| Sweater lover |
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| Fluttery flier |
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| Chrysalis emerger |
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| Phototropic insect |
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| Pest in the closet |
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| Sweater eater |
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| It's bad to keep in the closet |
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| Night flier |
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| Luna, for one |
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| Fabric eater |
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| Clothes consumer |
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| Closet cuisine fan |
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| Fabric-eating insect |
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| Flying insect |
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| Butterfly's cousin |
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| Monarch or luna |
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| Closet snacker |
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| Scourge of clothing |
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| Gypsy, e.g. |
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| Racing sailboat |
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| Kind of ball |
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| Gypsy that flies |
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| Clothes-closet culprit |
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| Leaf miner or luna |
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| Gypsy ___ |
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| Butterfly's relative |
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| Atlas or gypsy |
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| Flame seeker |
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| Flying gypsy |
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| Miller, e.g. |
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| Gypsy or codling follower |
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| Cecropia |
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| Lepidopteran |
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| Miller |
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| Hole-eater |
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| Closet's threat |
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| Closet intruder |
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| Candle circler |
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| Menace to woolens |
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| Closet menace |
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| ___ eaten |
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| Seeker of the flame |
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| Luna, for one |
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| Miller. |
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| Insect. |
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| Sailboat. |
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| Night flier. |
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| Tortrix. |
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| Cecropia. |
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| Luna ___. |
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| Night flyer. |
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| Winged insect. |
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| Browntail. |
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| Crepuscular insect. |
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| Luna or browntail. |
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| Codling ___. |
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| Miller or egger. |
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| Gypsy or browntail. |
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| Light-green Luna ___. |
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| Wool menace. |
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| Tineid insect. |
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| Molloson's plane on transatlantic flight, 1932. |
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| One who gets into old clothes |
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| Image on "The Silence of the Lambs" movie poster |
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| It might be trapped in the closet |
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