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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