Detectives carrying around a bug Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Detectives carrying around a bug last seen in Times Cryptic 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CICADA.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CICADA Detectives carrying around a bug (6) The Times Cryptic Nov 29, 2021
4% TOTE Carry around (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 7, 2025
3% MITES Little bugs (5) Universal Oct 17, 2025
3% CASE Job for a detective (4) Commuter Oct 17, 2025
3% HAUL Carry (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 16, 2025
3% BORNE Carried (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 15, 2025
3% NETTLE Bug in weed (6) The Times Cryptic Oct 13, 2025
3% ELMER Pursuer of Bugs (5) Newsday Oct 12, 2025
3% ANT "A Bug's Life" bug (3) USA Today Oct 6, 2025
3% NAG Bug repeatedly (3)

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