Hardened forewings of certain insects, not used to fly Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Hardened forewings of certain insects, not used to fly 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 ELYTRA.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ELYTRA Hardened forewings of certain insects, not used to fly (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Mar 10, 2019
5% NICEST Most pleasant flying insect (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 6, 2025
5% DELOUSE Remove certain insects from (7) Premier Sunday Nov 2, 2025
5% SETS Hardens (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 20, 2025
5% SET Harden (3) Universal Oct 17, 2025
5% ELYTRON Hardened forewing of a beetle (7) (7)
4% ANT Busy insect (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 8, 2025
4% BATS Flying mammals (4) Commuter Nov 7, 2025
4% WASP Stinging insect (4) Commuter Nov 6, 2025
4% SURE Certain (4) USA Today Nov 5, 2025

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