| Immature insect |
Commuter |
20 Aug 2025 |
| Young dog with a tail like a butterfly-to-be (4) |
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| Passive insect up in Pennsylvania (4) |
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| Stage of an insect's growth |
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| Chrysalis raised in Pennsylvania (4) |
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| Applaud the lad, without generating a 'nearly insect' (4) |
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| Father is about to take up with Mother two-thirds dormant (4) |
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| Cocoon dweller |
Newsday |
04 May 2025 |
| Inactive little creature (4) |
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| Cocoon occupant |
Family Time |
14 Apr 2025 |
| Cocoon contents |
Newsday |
04 Apr 2025 |
| Little dog sits on a would-be moth |
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| Young animal with a midway developmental stage |
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| Developing bug, a youngster recovered (4) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
05 Mar 2025 |
| Intermediate stage of insect development (4) |
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| Insect-to-be, it may be sold back (4) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
18 Feb 2025 |
| Life stage after larva |
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| Post-larva state |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Jan 2025 |
| You insect! So passive holding a small dog like that! (4) |
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| Stage after a larva |
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| A young animal gets a developing insect (4) |
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| Cocoon-wrapped insect stage |
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| Stage between larva and adult |
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| Immature insect |
Mirror Quick |
14 Nov 2024 |
| Young dog and a smaller youngster |
Mirror Cryptic |
14 Nov 2024 |
| Some pop up again to show insect in immature form (4) |
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| Young adult in passive stage (4) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
31 Oct 2024 |
| What you may be sold, if raising future insect (4) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
10 Oct 2024 |
| Backed up by dad, this young creature is inactive (4) |
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| Young animal near a dormant insect (4) |
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| Life stage for insects that make cocoons |
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| Young animal near a West Indian location (4) |
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| Cocoon contents |
Newsday |
23 May 2024 |
| (3/6) After a few weeks the 17a finds a comfy spot and forms a ___ or chrysalis |
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| Before a young dog finds a chrysalis (4) |
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| Butterfly life stage |
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| A pup, as you may see, is not yet perfect |
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| Immature 13, say, at university in Pennsylvania |
The Times Cryptic |
16 Apr 2024 |
| Applaud lad leaving the stage (4) |
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| Form of insect life in Papua New Guinea finally disappearing (4) |
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| Passive stage of insect raised in Pennsylvania (4) |
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| Insect stage between larva and imago (4) |
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| Stage of metamorphosis |
New York Times |
26 Jan 2024 |
| Insect at development stage, (4) |
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| Cocoon-stage moth |
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| Insect in immature form (4) |
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| Small thing in a kennel, a sort of immature insect (4) |
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| Life 5 Across of an insect (4) |
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| Intermediate stage completed after being put back a year |
The Times Cryptic |
14 Dec 2023 |
| Word from Latin for ''doll'' |
Newsday |
28 Oct 2023 |
| Stage after larva |
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| Transformative stage |
Newsday |
02 Sep 2023 |
| Insect between larva and adult |
The Telegraph Quick |
20 Aug 2023 |
| Insect stage |
Premier Sunday |
13 Aug 2023 |
| Insect in a cocoon |
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| Chrysalis |
Universal |
22 Jun 2023 |
| Cocoon's content |
Family Time |
26 Feb 2023 |
| Former larva |
Eugene Sheffer |
08 Feb 2023 |
| Insect in a cocoon or chrysalis, e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Jan 2023 |
| Moth's cocoon phase |
New York Times |
22 Nov 2022 |
| One no longer crawling |
Newsday |
12 Nov 2022 |
| Chrysalis |
The Times Concise |
04 Nov 2022 |
| Insect stage between larva and adult |
The Guardian Quick |
07 Sep 2022 |
| Stage of metamorphosis |
New York Times |
06 Aug 2022 |
| Cocoon, for example |
Thomas Joseph |
27 Jul 2022 |
| Chrysalis |
Universal |
16 Jul 2022 |
| ‘Young dog.' ‘Adult?' ‘It's not yet an adult.' |
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| Cocoon occupant |
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| Chrysalis |
The Telegraph Quick |
04 Jun 2022 |
| Insect in a cocoon |
Newsday |
15 May 2022 |
| Chrysalis, e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
10 May 2022 |
| Perhaps seal a tiny creature in a hard covering |
The Times Cryptic |
30 Mar 2022 |
| Cocoon, for example |
Thomas Joseph |
16 Mar 2022 |
| Transitional stage |
Newsday |
05 Mar 2022 |
| Young boxer at a stage where flighty one is not fully formed |
Irish Times Crosaire |
21 Jan 2022 |
| Chrysalis, e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Jan 2022 |
| Stage between larva and imago |
New York Times |
31 Oct 2021 |
| Cocooned insect |
Premier Sunday |
24 Oct 2021 |
| Stage after larva |
Premier Sunday |
15 Aug 2021 |
| Moth life stage |
Universal |
21 Jun 2021 |
| Stage after larva |
Universal |
06 May 2021 |
| Chrysalis, e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Apr 2021 |
| Part of a moth's life cycle |
LA Times Daily |
14 Mar 2021 |
| Part of a moth's life cycle |
The Washington Post |
14 Mar 2021 |
| Transformative stage |
The Washington Post Sunday |
28 Feb 2021 |
| Entomological specimen at university in Pennsylvania |
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| Metamorphosis stage after larva |
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| Immature insect form |
The Times Concise |
09 Dec 2020 |
| Insect stage |
Universal |
18 Nov 2020 |
| Butterfly-to-be, while in a cocoon |
Newsday |
22 Sep 2020 |
| Stage in an insect's life cycle |
The Washington Post |
07 Jul 2020 |
| Stage in an insect's life cycle |
LA Times Daily |
07 Jul 2020 |
| Cocoon stage |
Thomas Joseph |
30 Jun 2020 |
| Young dog with a growing insect |
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| Chrysalis |
The Times Concise |
01 Apr 2020 |
| Each year involves leading intermediate stage |
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| "Caterpillar into chrysalis, or ___. From thence into beauty": Hannibal Lecter |
The New Yorker |
23 Mar 2020 |
| Former larva |
Eugene Sheffer |
21 Mar 2020 |
| Stage for a butterfly |
Family Time |
16 Mar 2020 |
| Butterfly stage |
Family Time |
10 Feb 2020 |
| Insect stage |
The Telegraph Quick |
18 Dec 2019 |
| Life stage originally represented by the circled letters, prior to metamorphosis |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Nov 2019 |
| Immature creature raised in a year |
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| Cocoon contents |
Newsday |
03 Oct 2019 |
| Chrysalis |
The Telegraph Quick |
28 Sep 2019 |
| Young boxer at a stage where flighty one is not fully formed |
Irish Times Crosaire |
27 Sep 2019 |
| Insect stage after larva |
The Washington Post |
27 Aug 2019 |
| Insect stage after larva |
LA Times Daily |
27 Aug 2019 |
| Cocoon-bound bug |
Universal |
29 Jul 2019 |
| Cocoon occupant |
USA Today |
17 Jul 2019 |
| Insect in the inactive stage of development |
The Guardian Speedy |
07 Jul 2019 |
| Insect in a cocoon |
Newsday |
13 Mar 2019 |
| A young creature growing up? |
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| Larva |
The Times Concise |
17 Feb 2019 |
| Maturing mosquito |
Newsday |
26 Jan 2019 |
| Plump jay regularly overlooked creepy-crawly |
The Telegraph Toughie |
16 Jan 2019 |
| Cocoon occupant |
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| Cocoon-bound bug |
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| Insect stage after larva |
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| Stage after larva |
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| Stage after larva |
New York Times |
10 Dec 2018 |
| A chrysalis |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
25 Nov 2018 |
| Stage after larva |
USA Today |
10 Nov 2018 |
| Larval stage |
Universal |
06 Oct 2018 |
| Young setter, perhaps a future monarch? |
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| Insect development stage |
Canadiana |
19 Mar 2018 |
| Cocooned stage |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
16 Mar 2018 |
| Cocooned stage |
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| Larval stage |
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| Stage after larva |
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| Certain insect stage |
Universal |
05 Oct 2017 |
| Insect life stage |
Canadiana |
02 Oct 2017 |
| Cocoon occupant |
Newsday |
21 Sep 2017 |
| Parent keeps up an appearance of immaturity |
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| Stage of a bug's life, in a cocoon |
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| Insect stage of development |
Family Time |
19 Jun 2017 |
| Butterfly-to-be |
Wall Street Journal |
30 May 2017 |
| Stage that means 'doll' in Latin |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Mar 2017 |
| Insect stage |
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| Certain insect stage |
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| Caterpillar product |
New York Times |
18 Dec 2016 |
| Chrysalis |
The Guardian Quick |
10 Dec 2016 |
| Thing in a cocoon |
Universal |
15 Nov 2016 |
| Cocoon occupant |
Family Time |
31 Oct 2016 |
| Rear a young creature that's inactive and immature |
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| Insect stage |
The Washington Post |
22 Jul 2016 |
| Insect's stage |
Family Time |
23 May 2016 |
| Future butterfly |
Newsday |
22 May 2016 |
| Post-larval stage |
Universal |
16 Apr 2016 |
| Former larva |
Family Time |
07 Feb 2016 |
| Caterpillar product |
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| Immature creature — ant's first stage as insect |
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| Insect in its cocoon |
Universal |
10 Sep 2015 |
| Cocooned stage |
New York Times |
09 Sep 2015 |
| Butterfly, formerly |
Newsday |
04 Sep 2015 |
| Larva's descendant |
USA Today |
26 May 2015 |
| Post-larva stage |
USA Today |
09 Feb 2015 |
| Cocoon dweller |
Newsday |
04 Feb 2015 |
| Larva successor |
USA Today |
02 Feb 2015 |
| Youngster -- a developing creature |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
31 Jan 2015 |
| Larva's descendant |
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| Larva successor |
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| Cocoon dweller |
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| Butterfly, formerly |
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| Cocooned stage |
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| Insect in its cocoon |
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| Post-larva stage |
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| Not a fully grown creature, whichever way you look at it |
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| Future moth |
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| Insect's quiescent stage |
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| Insect form |
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| Cocoon contents |
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| Part of a life transformation |
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| Insect stage |
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| Imago-to-be |
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| Cocoon occupier |
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| Insect stage after larva |
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| Future moth |
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| Stage between larva and imago |
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| Stage between larva and imago |
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| Insect in a cocoon |
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| Stage in a bug's life |
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| Stage in a bug's life |
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| Insect stage |
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| Metamorphosis stage |
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| Onetime larva |
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| Onetime larva |
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| Metamorphosis stage |
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| Insect stage |
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| Insect stage |
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| Butterfly stage |
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| It's immature and wrong, dad admits |
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| Cocoon inhabitant |
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| Metamorphosis stage |
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| Postlarval stage |
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| Stage that includes a cocoon |
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| Life in a cocoon |
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| Insect stage after larva |
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| Stage of metamorphosis |
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| Cocoon inhabitant |
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| Insect in a cocoon |
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| Cocoon's contents |
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| Cocoon occupant |
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| Insect stage |
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| Cocoon inhabitant |
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| Post-larva stage |
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| Insect stage |
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| Larva successor |
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| Metamorphosis stage |
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| Cocoon dweller |
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| Insect stage |
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| Cocoon contents |
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| Stage in a bug's life |
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| Immobile insect |
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| Chrysalis |
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| Insect in its cocoon |
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| Cocoon resident |
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| Cocoon occupant |
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| Post-larval insect |
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| Butterfly, once |
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| Future imago |
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| Larva, later |
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| Insect in a cocoon |
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| Insect life stage |
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| Onetime larva |
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| Metamorphosis stage |
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| Cocoon's contents |
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| Insect stage |
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| Cocoon resident |
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| Future imago |
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| Insect stage |
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| Insect stage |
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| Chrysalis, for example |
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| Chrysalis, e.g. |
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| One-time larva |
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| Metamorphosis stage |
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| Cocoon occupant |
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| Cocoon occupant |
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| Imago-to-be |
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| Chrysalis, e.g. |
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| Post-larva stage |
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| Chrysalis inhabitant |
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| Pre-imago stage |
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| Postlarval stage |
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| Insect in a cocoon |
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| Larva successor |
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| Insect's quiescent stage |
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| Insect in transition |
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| Cocoon's content |
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| Growth stage in a cocoon |
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| Larva's elder |
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| Post-larval insect |
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| After larva |
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| Chrysalis |
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| Cocoon's contents |
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| Stage of metamorphosis |
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| Stage of development |
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| Cocoon-stage insect |
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| Insect stage |
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| Stage between larva and imago |
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| Insect in the post-larval stage |
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| Chrysalis |
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| Between larva and imago |
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| Stage before imago |
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| Cocoon. |
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| Insect stage. |
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| Immature insect. |
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| Insect in a cocoon. |
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| Occupant of a cocoon. |
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| Cocoon dweller. |
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| Contents of a cocoon. |
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| Insect stage following the larva. |
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| Post-larval form. |
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| Stage of insect development. |
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| Chrysalis. |
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