Forkietail and clipshears are dialect names for this insect Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Forkietail and clipshears are dialect names for this insect 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EARWIG.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EARWIG Forkietail and clipshears are dialect names for this insect (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 3, 2021
2% SING Name names (4) Wall Street Journal Feb 5, 2026
2% WASPS Stinging insects (5) Eugene Sheffer Feb 4, 2026
2% FLEA Insect (4) (4) Mirror Quick Feb 3, 2026
2% ANT Busy insect (3) Eugene Sheffer Feb 2, 2026
2% FIREANT Stinging insect (7) Eugene Sheffer Jan 31, 2026
2% GNATS Swarming insects (5) Universal Jan 31, 2026
2% AEOLIC Old Greek dialect; ace oil (anag.) (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 31, 2026
2% CITADEL Unusual dialect in fortress (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Jan 29, 2026
2% MANTISES Praying insects that prey (8) Wall Street Journal Jan 29, 2026

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