Larva of the crane fly, garden pest that eats plant roots Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LEATHERJACKET Larva of the crane fly, garden pest that eats plant roots (13)
6% APHID Garden pest (5) New York Times Nov 2, 2025
5% MOTHY Full of cloth-eating larvae (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 5, 2025
5% GNAT Small flying pest (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 13, 2025
5% WEEVIL Cotton-eating pest (6) Eugene Sheffer Sep 10, 2025
5% GRUB Larva eats root (4)
4% SWEDE Root vegetable (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 6, 2025
4% ELIHU Statesman Root (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 5, 2025
4% ANT Picnic pest (3) Thomas Joseph Nov 4, 2025
4% KNOTWEED Plant whose Japanese species has notoriously invasive roots (8) The Times Specialist Nov 3, 2025
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