Insect wound may be a deception (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STING Insect wound may be a deception (5) (5)
7% STAB Wound, pierce (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 10, 2026
7% SCAB Crust on a wound (4) Puzzler Backwords Feb 10, 2026
7% SCAR Wound remnant (4) Wall Street Journal Feb 3, 2026
7% INJURY Wound (6) The Telegraph Quick Jan 23, 2026
7% HARMS Wounds, say (5) Wall Street Journal Jan 22, 2026
7% LIE Bit of deception (3) USA Today Jan 18, 2026
7% RUSE Deceptive ploy (4) Newsday Jan 13, 2026
7% PUPA Insect-to-be, it may be sold back (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 1, 2026
7% LULLED Calmed deceptively (6) New York Times Dec 21, 2025
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