Insect is among them, metaphorically speaking (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EMMET Insect is among them, metaphorically speaking (5) (5)
6% BED Metaphor for rice (3) Newsday Feb 6, 2026
6% PALATE Sense metaphor (6) Newsday Jan 31, 2026
6% AMID Among (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 22, 2026
6% MIDST In the ___ of (among) (5) Universal Jan 1, 2026
6% EMMA Girl among them, mainly (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 21, 2025
5% ANT Insect in a colony (3) Newsday Feb 17, 2026
5% ADLIB Speak extemporaneously (5) New York Times Feb 12, 2026
5% ASTO "Speaking of..." (4) Wall Street Journal Feb 10, 2026
5% ASITWERE So to speak (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 10, 2026
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