Predatory water insect such as Nepa cinerea, informally Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Predatory water insect such as Nepa cinerea, informally last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 12 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SCORPION BUG.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SCORPION BUG Predatory water insect such as Nepa cinerea, informally (12) The Times Specialist Sunday Jul 30, 2023
5% PRAYINGMANTIS Predatory insect (7,6) (13) Puzzler Oct 25, 2025
3% GOBLINSHARK Predatory fish that isn't actually a folkloric monster (11) USA Today Oct 31, 2025
3% MOTHS Light-circling insects (5)
3% BARRACUDA Predatory fish (9) (9) Mirror Classic Oct 29, 2025
3% FLEA Tiny insect (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 29, 2025
3% ANTS Social insects (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 27, 2025
3% WASP Stinging insect (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 25, 2025
3% ANT Colony insect (3) Commuter Oct 24, 2025
3% TELLS Informs (5) Commuter Oct 23, 2025

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