Nasty little creature was first to be found in ground Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PESTLED Nasty little creature was first to be found in ground (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 28, 2015
3% GOBLIN Ugly little creature (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Aug 5, 2025
3% TRILOBITES Marine creatures found in fossils (10) Wall Street Journal Jul 29, 2025
3% ELF Little mythical creature (3) Puzzler Backwords Jul 21, 2025
2% SLUR Nasty remark (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 25, 2025
2% SANE Well-grounded (4) Newsday Sep 25, 2025
2% ANT Creature whose name is fittingly found in pantry (3) The Atlantic Sep 21, 2025
2% LEA Grazing ground (3) Newsday Sep 21, 2025
2% HODGEPODGE A little of this, a little of that (10) New York Times Sep 19, 2025
2% TERMITE Destructive little creature: call it home at last (7) The Times Cryptic Sep 18, 2025

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