Colonial insect Crossword Clue

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Colonial insect Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

COLONIAL (adjective)
1. composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony
COLONIAL (noun)
1. a resident of a colony
INSECT (noun)
1. a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
2. small air-breathing arthropod

Hint 3: Anagram

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37. Staff leaders?

40. Take root

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44. Bottom-of-the-barrel stuff

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46. Votes of no confidence

47. "The ___ and the Pussycat"

49. Listing agent's field

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67. Tiny bits

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Down

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26. Consigns to hell

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29. Tera- finisher

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36. "Gosh darn it!"

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