Insect that drills into wood (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BORER Insect that drills into wood (5) (5)
9% BORE Drill (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 5, 2025
9% FLASHY Loud wood-eating insect (6) The Times Sunday Cryptic Sep 14, 2025
8% PRACTICE Drill, e.g. (8) Wall Street Journal Oct 8, 2025
8% AUGER Carpenter's drill (5) LA Times Daily Sep 14, 2025
8% TOOL Hammer or drill (4) USA Today Sep 4, 2025
7% PRAYING ___ mantis, insect (7) Puzzler Backwords Oct 16, 2025
7% DELL Wooded valley (4) New York Times Oct 16, 2025
7% WASP Stinging insect (4) Commuter Oct 15, 2025
7% GNAT Swarming insect (4) Commuter Oct 15, 2025
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