Wasp-like insect Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Wasp-like insect (8) featured in Guardian Quick puzzle on September 8, 2025. 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HOVERFLY.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HOVERFLY Wasp-like insect (8) (8) The Guardian Quick Sep 8, 2025
98% HORNET Wasp-like insect (6) (6) Puzzler Jul 23, 2024
28% SAWFLY Wasp-like insect, voracious in the larval stage (6) (6)
24% HORNTAIL A wasp-like insect whose female burrows in woody plants (8) (8)
4% PAPERY Like some wasps' nests (6) Wall Street Journal Sep 8, 2025
3% BUG Small insect, like a beetle (3)
3% LARVA Immature insect (5) Commuter Sep 8, 2025
3% REDANTS Stinging insects (7) New York Times Sep 3, 2025
3% ANTS Marching insects (4) Commuter Sep 3, 2025
3% BEE Insect (3) (3) Mirror Quick Sep 2, 2025

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