Crop-destroying insect Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Crop-destroying insect last seen in New York Times 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is APHID.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% APHID Crop-destroying insect (5) New York Times Mar 14, 2016
98% LOCUST Crop-destroying insect (6) The Sun Two Speed Jan 1, 2016
40% LOCUSTS Crop-destroying insects (7) (7)
3% FLEA Tiny insect (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 29, 2025
3% ANTS Social insects (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 27, 2025
3% WHIP Riding crop (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 25, 2025
3% BLOWUP Enlarge, and destroy (4,2) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 25, 2025
3% WASP Stinging insect (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 25, 2025
3% WRECK Destroy (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 24, 2025
3% FROST Crop killer (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 23, 2025

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