Genus of large social wasps, mostly Eurasian, comprising the 22 species of true hornets (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% VESPA Genus of large social wasps, mostly Eurasian, comprising the 22 species of true hornets (5) (5)
5% GREYLAG Large Eurasian goose (7) Puzzler Backwords Sep 13, 2025
4% ORYX Genus of large, stocky, African antelopes (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 16, 2025
4% WASP Hornet, for one (4) LA Times Daily Oct 6, 2025
4% ANOA Buffalo endemic to Indonesia comprising the species the mountain - and lowland - (4) (4) Mirror Quiz Oct 1, 2025
4% STING Wasp attack (5) Newsday Sep 14, 2025
4% HORNET Large social wasp - a useful garden predator (6) (6)
4% GREEN "The ___ Hornet" (5)
3% INSECT Bee or wasp, e.g. (6)
3% IBERIA Peninsula that comprises Spain and Portugal (6) The Atlantic Oct 14, 2025
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