Social insect Crossword Clue

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Social insect Crossword Answer

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WASP

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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

INSECT (noun)
1. a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
2. small air-breathing arthropod
SOCIAL (noun)
1. a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity
SOCIAL (adjective)
1. relating to human society and its members
2. composed of sociable people or formed for the purpose of sociability

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

WASP
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Hint 4: Anagram

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TAN

More WSJ Crossword (1/7/2026) Answers

Across

1. Criticize vigorously

4. Often-removed car part

10. Ewe wooers

14. Pre-testimony words

15. Mysterious stuff

16. Leave out

17. Dog show winners?

19. Doozie

20. Sufficiently fill

21. Rcpt. fig.

22. Like the characters in “The Outsiders”

24. Rank for a recent USNA grad

26. How Sherpas might be paid?

28. Long division, of a sort

31. On the ocean

32. Tuna type

33. Diamond unit

36. Marina setting, at times

40. Killing with kindness?

44. Frau's spouse

45. Bygone music players

46. Fix, as a game or election

47. Artery problem

50. Divides

52. Nut-shaped gift for a child?

57. Over there, old-style

58. Come by

59. Archer’s need

61. Informal attempt

64. Means of egress

65. Prom queen’s shoe rental contract?

68. Passionate

69. Voices

70. Blood, so to speak

71. Brief moments, briefly

72. Went by

73. Finish off

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Down

1. Chest protectors

2. Inventor's need

3. Rear

4. Chatter away

5. Physics, to a physicist

6. Rascal

7. Social rank

9. Rotelle, rotini and rigatoni

10. You may hear “here” here

11. Entertain

12. Home of many Italian fashion houses

13. Risky activity

18. Have a bias

23. Put into practice

25. The Amish or Shakers, e.g.

27. Dustin’s “Midnight Cowboy” role

28. Celebratory do

29. Alas!

30. Cheer word

34. Bonnie with 13 Grammys

35. Egyptian reptile

37. Engine opening

38. Like some sweaters

39. Coop collection

41. Apple producers

42. Mercantile messages

43. Game often played from the back seat

48. Islands accessory

49. Admits (to)

51. Taste defeat

52. Musical endings

53. Like the skies

54. Uncomplaining sort

55. Posthumous bios

56. Symbols of oppression

60. Was for many people?

62. It spans 11 time zones

63. Natural talent

66. Sch. fundraiser sponsor

67. Dropped drug

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