Young parasitic insect Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Young parasitic insect . 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NIT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NIT Young parasitic insect (3)
4% LOUSE Parasitic insect (5) The Times Concise Mar 20, 2026
4% FLEA Parasitic insect (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 11, 2026
3% LEECH Bloodsucking parasite (5) Puzzler Backwords Apr 12, 2026
3% LICE Hair-dwelling parasites (4)
3% OLD Not young (3)
3% TIC Heard parasite's spasmodic movement (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Mar 13, 2026
3% MITE Wee parasite (4) Eugene Sheffer Mar 9, 2026
3% MOOCH Be a parasite (5) Commuter Jan 5, 2026
3% HOST Parasite's target (4) New York Times Jan 1, 2026
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A "nit" is a young parasitic insect, specifically the egg of a louse. Understanding this helps solve the clue by matching the definition to the answer.