Insect mistakenly called a 17-year locust Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CICADA Insect mistakenly called a 17-year locust (6)
3% CICADAS 17-year locusts, e.g (7) Premier Sunday Dec 11, 2022
2% NEED Call for (4) LA Times Daily Dec 4, 2025
2% GNAT Pesky insect (4) Commuter Dec 2, 2025
2% EONS Billions of years (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 2, 2025
2% OLDISH Getting on in years (6) LA Times Daily Dec 2, 2025
2% ANO Year in Spain (3) Eugene Sheffer Dec 1, 2025
2% AGES Years and years (4) Newsday Nov 30, 2025
2% IMAGO Adult insect (5) Commuter Nov 29, 2025
2% EVE New Year's __ (3) Commuter Nov 28, 2025
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