A shield-shaped insect emitting a pungent spray Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue A shield-shaped insect emitting a pungent spray last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STINKBUG.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STINKBUG A shield-shaped insect emitting a pungent spray (8) The Times Specialist Sunday May 26, 2024
2% FIT In shape (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 1, 2025
2% ACRID Pungent (5) USA Today Nov 30, 2025
2% IMAGO Adult insect (5) Commuter Nov 29, 2025
2% LOUSE Parasitic insect (5) Puzzler Backwords Nov 26, 2025
2% PAM Nonstick spray (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 25, 2025
2% ONIONY Like some pungent dips (6) LA Times Daily Nov 25, 2025
2% LASE Emit coherent light (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 22, 2025
2% BEE Pollinating insect (3) The Times Concise Nov 21, 2025
2% WHAUDEN "The Shield of Achilles" poet (7) Wall Street Journal Nov 19, 2025

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