Summertime pest
The crossword clue "Summertime pest" is answered by GNAT, a 4-letter entry. Used 33 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
GNAT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GNAT answer page.
Used 33 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- MOSQUITO (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for GNAT
Every other clue in this collection answered by GNAT, most used first.
- Pesky insect - used 159 times, most recently in 2026
- Annoying insect - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
- Midge - used 52 times, most recently in 2012
- Insect. - used 49 times, most recently in 1995
- Small fly - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
- Pesky flier - used 33 times, most recently in 2018
- Punkie - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
- Tiny pest - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Bitty biter - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
- Buzzing pest - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Flying pest - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
- No-see-um - used 28 times, most recently in 2014
- Pesky bug - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Cornfield pest - CROW, used 26 times
- Pooch pest - FLEA, used 26 times
- Closet pest - MOTH, used 24 times
- Pest control brand - DCON, used 24 times
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