Pesky little bug Crossword Clue

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Pesky little bug Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies
2. (British usage) mosquito

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

BUG (verb)
1. tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
2. annoy persistently
BUG (noun)
1. insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
2. a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
PESKY (adjective)
1. causing irritation or annoyance

Hint 3: Anagram

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More The Atlantic Crossword (6/13/2026) Answers

Across

1. Beaver's building

4. I've got it!

7. Org. for Hugo the Hornet and Benny the Bull

10. It might prevent a scalp sunburn

13. Las Vegas Aces star ___ Wilson

14. Eco-friendly transportation option

16. A long time ___

17. In the distance, maybe

18. "I ___ help you out, now I know that I can't" (Olivia Rodrigo lyric)

19. Meet the Parents actor ___ Stiller

20. ___ and Tobago (country whose national instrument is the steelpan)

22. Skill for a tailor

24. One of many in the fiction section of a bookstore

25. Let off some steam

26. Dresser component

28. Units similar to yards

31. Currency in Cologne

32. "I've got whosits and whatsits ___" (The Little Mermaid lyric)

33. Place to get more juice?

39. Give another title, say

40. Shrek, Fiona, or any of their three children, e.g.

41. It promises a smashing good time?

42. Walk without a care in the world, maybe

44. Joy

45. Minty leaf used in Japanese cuisine

46. Party

48. Journey with family or friends that might involve playlist sing-alongs and rest-stop snacks

51. Former poet laureate ___ Limón

52. Duck

54. Notable historical period

55. Many characters on The Pitt or ER, for short

56. Word before -culture or after kitchen

57. "Are you looking at me?"

58. Singular feature for a cyclops

59. "The ___'s the limit!"

60. Some pop-ups

61. Last word of many bedtime stories

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Down

1. Batty

2. Open slightly

3. Sauce served with mozzarella sticks

4. In motion, maybe

5. Like cheddar, compared with brie

6. Typeface that looks like Helvetica and whose name sounds like it belongs to a Disney princess

7. Acknowledge silently

8. Some droids

9. Succulent with soothing properties

10. Woodsy getaways

11. Change ___ (groundbreaker)

12. Early Atari game with a virtual paddle

15. ___ XING

21. Don't sweat it

23. "That's the end of us!"

26. National Safe Toys and Gifts month: abbr.

27. "__-roh!" (Scooby-Doo's catchphrase)

28. Hot goo under Earth's surface

29. If not

30. Tater ___

34. Mendel matter

35. ___ Garten (the Barefoot Contessa)

36. "I take that back"

37. Creature from Old English literature adapted for The Lord of the Rings

38. French word in many wedding announcements

41. "Pretty ___? 🥺"

42. ___ in (slowly introduced)

43. Documents that lay out what snacks a band wants backstage

44. Excitedly joyful

45. Kinda

46. Fortune’s partner

47. Run ___ (go wild)

48. Star Wars' Kylo __

49. Tool for getting rid of wrinkles

50. Swiped or tapped at the register

53. Very, in Veracruz

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