Insect often mistaken for a wasp or bee that feeds on the nectar and pollen of flowers Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HOVERFLY Insect often mistaken for a wasp or bee that feeds on the nectar and pollen of flowers (8) Mirror Quiz Apr 2, 2024
3% STAMEN Pollen producer on a flower (6) New York Times Nov 13, 2025
3% INSECT Bee or wasp, e.g. (6)
3% WASP Insect often mistaken for a bee (4) Universal Dec 21, 2019
2% EGLANTINE Flower, that is, with insect in row (9) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 29, 2026
2% STAMENS Pollen producers (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Jan 29, 2026
2% BEE Frequent flower-visiting insect (3)
2% QUILT Bee product (5) Wall Street Journal Jan 27, 2026
2% NUISANCE Wasp at a picnic, perhaps (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 24, 2026
2% INSECTS Bees, but not birds (7) New York Times Jan 22, 2026

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