Crossword answer
ANTS
4 letters · Used for 82 different clues · 147 appearances · Last seen LA Times, August 21, 2026
Letter pattern
ANTS
Clues that lead to ANTS
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Tunneling pests4LA TimesAug 21, 2026
Picnic-raiding bugs4Daily ThemedAug 18, 2026
Insects that have displaced most gnats?4Evening StandardAug 11, 2026
Raisins, when on a celery-and-peanut-butter "log"4New York TimesAug 10, 2026
Common pantry infestation4USA TodayAug 8, 2026
Hard-working insects4Crosswords With FriendsAug 2, 2026
Marching band?4New York TimesAug 1, 2026
Unable to sit still, "__ in one's pants"4Everyday Puzzles DailyJul 31, 2026
"A Bug's Life" bugs4New York TimesJul 27, 2026
Insects in a colony4LA TimesJul 26, 2026
Pantry pests4NewsdayJul 21, 2026
Small workers4Thomas JosephJul 15, 2026
Picnic pests4LA TimesJul 13, 2026
Hill dwellers4LA TimesJul 10, 2026
Crawling insects unwelcome at picnics4Everyday Puzzles MiniJul 8, 2026
Tiny pests at a picnic4NewsdayJul 6, 2026
Bugs on a hill4NewsdayJul 5, 2026
Main insects in A Bug's Life4Everyday Puzzles MiniJul 5, 2026
Workers in a colony4New York TimesJun 30, 2026
___ climbing a tree (Sichuan noodle dish)4New York TimesJun 27, 2026
Insects that Marvel's Henry Pym worked with4Everyday Puzzles MiniJun 25, 2026
Soldier or carpenter insects4Crosswords With FriendsJun 23, 2026
Crumb carriers4Thomas JosephJun 19, 2026
___ on a log (healthy snack)4USA TodayJun 15, 2026
Insects with complex social system4Puzzle PageJun 12, 2026
"Empire of the ___" (1977 sci-fi film with an approval rating of 5% on Rotten Tomatoes)4New York TimesJun 12, 2026
Tiny hill builders4New York TimesJun 8, 2026
While going round the National Theatre, they crawl!4Evening StandardJun 7, 2026
Creepy-crawlies found inside pantsuit (4)4The GuardianMay 30, 2026
Insects that often walk in single file4Crosswords With FriendsMay 21, 2026
Insects4Evening StandardMay 13, 2026
Hill-building insects4NewsdayMay 11, 2026
Colony insects4Daily ThemedApr 15, 2026
Industrious insects4NewsdayApr 15, 2026
Pantry problem4New York TimesMar 24, 2026
Little pests4NewsdayMar 12, 2026
Picnic intruders4Eugene ShefferMar 4, 2026
___ on a log (celery-stick snack studded with raisins)4New York TimesFeb 22, 2026
Picnic interlopers4Eugene ShefferFeb 5, 2026
Hill-building bugs4NewsdayJan 28, 2026
Marchers in sidewalk cracks4New York TimesDec 17, 2025
"Sit still! Do you have ___ in your pants?" (rhyming reprimand)4Daily ThemedDec 7, 2025
Tiny hill-dwelling insects4Daily ThemedNov 15, 2025
6-legged carpenters?4Daily ThemedNov 4, 2025
Colony denizens4Eugene ShefferNov 3, 2025
Small marching band4NewsdayOct 25, 2025
Six-legged colonists4NewsdayOct 12, 2025
Pest control targets4New York TimesOct 3, 2025
Hill residents periodically cannot use4The IndependentSep 28, 2025
___ on a log (popular kiddie snack with celery and raisins)4Daily ThemedSep 9, 2025
Reason to relocate a picnic blanket, maybe4New York TimesSep 7, 2025
Picnic's tiny guests4NewsdayAug 18, 2025
Colonial group4New York TimesJul 11, 2025
They're industrious when taking in the National Trust4Evening StandardMay 27, 2025
Social crawlers4Evening StandardApr 15, 2025
Tiny exemplars of collaboration4New York TimesApr 6, 2025
2021 book subtitled "Workers of the World"4New York TimesApr 4, 2025
Six-footers, like some Russian tsars4Evening StandardMar 24, 2025
Workers in colonies4NewsdayMar 16, 2025
Small six-footers4NewsdayMar 6, 2025
Formicary residents4New York TimesMar 2, 2025
Busy workers' degree of instant success4Evening StandardFeb 24, 2025
Hill workers4New York TimesFeb 8, 2025
Household pests4NewsdayFeb 2, 2025
Picnic invaders4Eugene ShefferJan 14, 2025
Small colonists4Daily ThemedSep 6, 2024
Pismires4Eugene ShefferJun 25, 2024
Soldiers are regularly taking DNA test4The IndependentApr 2, 2024
Intruders inside a sugar jar4Daily ThemedFeb 2, 2024
Insects that march in lines and build hills4Daily ThemedDec 6, 2023
Insects marching in a line4Daily ThemedJun 17, 2023
Six-legged critters in a colony4Daily ThemedMay 3, 2023
Social crawlers upset by Stan4Evening StandardApr 17, 2023
Creatures of giant stature?4Evening StandardMar 1, 2023
Insects with armies4Daily ThemedFeb 9, 2023
Social crawlers robbing peasants of food4Evening StandardOct 6, 2022
They may be lined up around a hill4Daily ThemedApr 5, 2022
Social insects4Evening StandardMar 10, 2022
Marching insects4Daily ThemedNov 18, 2021
Picnic crashers4Daily ThemedAug 6, 2021
Hill dwellers, all six-footers4Evening StandardDec 11, 2019
Stan organises social workers4Evening StandardNov 27, 2019
About ANTS in crosswords
ANTS is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 147 times in our database across 82 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Tunneling pests” in the LA Times crossword on August 21, 2026.
Other 4-letter answers
REEDVibrating cane in oboe (4)
TEAMThunder or Lightning?
HOOT62-Across call
UNITGroup
IDESMarch time
BOATContainer for gravy (4)
VENTOrifice
FUSSAdo (4)
LEAKAir mattress annoyance
FLATBuilding unit razed to the ground? (4)
EPICHeroic
MOPEAct all teenagerly, say
IOUS"Will settle up later" slips
TENSSawbucks
Every appearance of ANTS (147)
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Aug 21, 2026
Tunneling pests · LA Times · Down
Aug 18, 2026
Picnic-raiding bugs · Daily Themed · 17 Across
Aug 11, 2026
Insects that have displaced most gnats? · Evening Standard · 24 Down
Aug 10, 2026
Raisins, when on a celery-and-peanut-butter "log" · New York Times · 36 Across
Aug 8, 2026
Common pantry infestation · USA Today · 57 Down
Aug 2, 2026
Hard-working insects · Crosswords With Friends · 48
Aug 1, 2026
Marching band? · New York Times · 19 Across
Jul 31, 2026
Unable to sit still, "__ in one's pants" · Everyday Puzzles Daily · 17
Jul 27, 2026
"A Bug's Life" bugs · New York Times · 65 Across
Jul 26, 2026
Insects in a colony · LA Times · Across
Jul 21, 2026
Pantry pests · Newsday · Down
Jul 15, 2026
Small workers · Thomas Joseph · 34 Down
Jul 13, 2026
Picnic pests · LA Times · Down
Jul 10, 2026
Hill dwellers · LA Times · Down
Jul 8, 2026
Crawling insects unwelcome at picnics · Everyday Puzzles Mini · 4
Jul 6, 2026
Tiny pests at a picnic · Newsday · Across
Jul 5, 2026
Main insects in A Bug's Life · Everyday Puzzles Mini · 4
Jul 5, 2026
Bugs on a hill · Newsday · Down
Jun 30, 2026
Workers in a colony · New York Times · 61 Across
Jun 27, 2026
___ climbing a tree (Sichuan noodle dish) · New York Times · 47 Across
Jun 25, 2026
Insects that Marvel's Henry Pym worked with · Everyday Puzzles Mini · 1
Jun 23, 2026
Soldier or carpenter insects · Crosswords With Friends · 58
Jun 22, 2026
Picnic pests · USA Today · 15 Down
Jun 19, 2026
Crumb carriers · Thomas Joseph · 17 Across
Jun 15, 2026
___ on a log (healthy snack) · USA Today · 59 Down
Jun 12, 2026
Insects with complex social system · Puzzle Page · 12 Across
Jun 12, 2026
"Empire of the ___" (1977 sci-fi film with an approval rating of 5% on Rotten Tomatoes) · New York Times · 19 Across
Jun 8, 2026
Tiny hill builders · New York Times · 11 Down
Jun 7, 2026
While going round the National Theatre, they crawl! · Evening Standard · 24 Down
May 30, 2026
Creepy-crawlies found inside pantsuit (4) · The Guardian · 13 Across
May 21, 2026
Insects that often walk in single file · Crosswords With Friends · 58
May 13, 2026
Insects · Evening Standard · 22 Across
May 11, 2026
Hill-building insects · Newsday · Across
Apr 15, 2026
Colony insects · Daily Themed · 31 Down
Apr 15, 2026
Industrious insects · Newsday · Down
Mar 24, 2026
Pantry problem · New York Times · 55 Across
Mar 12, 2026
Little pests · Newsday · Down
Mar 4, 2026
Picnic intruders · Eugene Sheffer · 11 Down
Feb 23, 2026
Crumb carriers · Eugene Sheffer · 49 Across
Feb 23, 2026
Insects · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Feb 22, 2026
___ on a log (celery-stick snack studded with raisins) · New York Times · 42 Down
Feb 5, 2026
Picnic interlopers · Eugene Sheffer · 17 Across
Jan 28, 2026
Hill-building bugs · Newsday · Across
Jan 11, 2026
Colony insects · Newsday · Down
Dec 17, 2025
Marchers in sidewalk cracks · New York Times · 8 Down
Dec 7, 2025
"Sit still! Do you have ___ in your pants?" (rhyming reprimand) · Daily Themed · 43 Down
Nov 17, 2025
Insects · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Nov 15, 2025
Tiny hill-dwelling insects · Daily Themed · 26 Down
Nov 4, 2025
6-legged carpenters? · Daily Themed · 43 Down
Nov 3, 2025
Colony denizens · Eugene Sheffer · 51 Across
Oct 25, 2025
Small marching band · Newsday · Down
Oct 12, 2025
Six-legged colonists · Newsday · Across
Oct 3, 2025
Pest control targets · New York Times · 36 Across
Sep 28, 2025
Hill residents periodically cannot use · The Independent · 27 Down
Sep 17, 2025
Tiny pests at a picnic · Newsday · Down
Sep 16, 2025
Hill-building insects · Newsday · Across
Sep 9, 2025
___ on a log (popular kiddie snack with celery and raisins) · Daily Themed · 6 Down
Sep 7, 2025
Reason to relocate a picnic blanket, maybe · New York Times · 60 Across
Sep 2, 2025
Hill-building insects · Newsday · Down
Aug 27, 2025
Colony denizens · Eugene Sheffer · 17 Across
Aug 18, 2025
Picnic's tiny guests · Newsday · Down
Jul 11, 2025
Colonial group · New York Times · 50 Across
Jul 2, 2025
Picnic intruders · Eugene Sheffer · 57 Across
May 27, 2025
They're industrious when taking in the National Trust · Evening Standard · 31 Across
May 7, 2025
Crumb carriers · Eugene Sheffer · 49 Down
Apr 15, 2025
Social crawlers · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Apr 6, 2025
Tiny exemplars of collaboration · New York Times · 13 Down
Apr 4, 2025
2021 book subtitled "Workers of the World" · New York Times · 63 Across
Mar 24, 2025
Six-footers, like some Russian tsars · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Mar 17, 2025
Hill-building insects · Newsday · Across
Mar 16, 2025
Workers in colonies · Newsday · Across
Mar 6, 2025
Small six-footers · Newsday · Across
Mar 2, 2025
Formicary residents · New York Times · 52 Across
Feb 24, 2025
Busy workers' degree of instant success · Evening Standard · 24 Down
Feb 18, 2025
Pantry pests · Eugene Sheffer · 42 Down
Feb 8, 2025
Hill workers · New York Times · 53 Across
Feb 2, 2025
Household pests · Newsday · Down
Jan 14, 2025
Picnic invaders · Eugene Sheffer · 51 Across
Nov 14, 2024
Pantry pests · Eugene Sheffer · 38 Across
Sep 25, 2024
Picnic invaders · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Across
Sep 6, 2024
Small colonists · Daily Themed · 59 Across
Sep 3, 2024
Colony denizens · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Across
Jul 15, 2024
Insects · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Jun 25, 2024
Pismires · Eugene Sheffer · 48 Across
Jun 5, 2024
Pantry pests · Eugene Sheffer · 11 Down
May 28, 2024
Picnic invaders · Eugene Sheffer · 11 Down
Apr 16, 2024
Picnic interlopers · Eugene Sheffer · 46 Down
Apr 2, 2024
Soldiers are regularly taking DNA test · The Independent · 29 Down
Feb 2, 2024
Intruders inside a sugar jar · Daily Themed · 22 Down
Dec 20, 2023
Insects · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Dec 6, 2023
Insects that march in lines and build hills · Daily Themed · 10 Down
Aug 15, 2023
Picnic interlopers · Eugene Sheffer · 18 Across
Jul 18, 2023
Colony denizens · Eugene Sheffer · 41 Down
Jun 27, 2023
Picnic intruders · Eugene Sheffer · 20 Down
Jun 17, 2023
Insects marching in a line · Daily Themed · 19 Down
Jun 14, 2023
Insects · Evening Standard · 33 Down
May 31, 2023
Insects · Evening Standard · 32 Across
May 19, 2023
Picnic interlopers · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Down
May 3, 2023
Six-legged critters in a colony · Daily Themed · 10 Across
Apr 17, 2023
Social crawlers upset by Stan · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Mar 22, 2023
Insects · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Mar 1, 2023
Creatures of giant stature? · Evening Standard · 8 Down
Feb 9, 2023
Insects with armies · Daily Themed · 10 Across
Dec 31, 2022
Colony denizens · Eugene Sheffer · 47 Down
Dec 29, 2022
Social crawlers · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Dec 29, 2022
Colony denizens · Eugene Sheffer · 17 Across
Dec 14, 2022
Picnic intruders · Eugene Sheffer · 49 Down
Nov 21, 2022
Insects · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Oct 6, 2022
Social crawlers robbing peasants of food · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Aug 4, 2022
Picnic interlopers · Eugene Sheffer · 5 Down
Jun 16, 2022
Colony denizens · Eugene Sheffer · 17 Across
Jun 13, 2022
Colony insects · Daily Themed · 52 Across
Jun 2, 2022
Picnic intruders · Eugene Sheffer · 11 Down
Apr 5, 2022
They may be lined up around a hill · Daily Themed · 63 Across
Mar 10, 2022
Social insects · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Dec 20, 2021
Insects · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Dec 2, 2021
Pismires · Eugene Sheffer · 53 Across
Nov 18, 2021
Marching insects · Daily Themed · 44 Down
Nov 4, 2021
Pismires · Eugene Sheffer · 55 Across
Oct 8, 2021
Insects · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Aug 6, 2021
Picnic crashers · Daily Themed · 11 Across
Jul 24, 2021
Picnic interlopers · Eugene Sheffer · 11 Down
Jul 14, 2021
Insects that have displaced most gnats? · Evening Standard · 24 Down
Apr 24, 2021
Pismires · Eugene Sheffer · 16 Across
Apr 21, 2021
Picnic interlopers · Eugene Sheffer · 19 Across
Apr 7, 2021
While going round the National Theatre, they crawl! · Evening Standard · 24 Down
Mar 25, 2021
Pantry pests · Eugene Sheffer · 33 Across
Mar 16, 2021
Picnic invaders · Eugene Sheffer · 44 Down
Mar 2, 2021
Insects · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Feb 20, 2021
Pismires · Eugene Sheffer · 46 Across
Nov 17, 2020
Pismires · Eugene Sheffer · 20 Down
Nov 9, 2020
Pantry pests · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Down
Nov 3, 2020
Insects · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Sep 23, 2020
Picnic invaders · Eugene Sheffer · 57 Across
Aug 21, 2020
Insects · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Jun 1, 2020
Picnic invaders · Eugene Sheffer · 11 Down
May 28, 2020
Pismires · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Down
May 27, 2020
Insects · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Feb 27, 2020
Picnic invaders · Eugene Sheffer · 17 Across
Jan 16, 2020
Picnic invaders · Eugene Sheffer · 38 Across
Dec 11, 2019
Hill dwellers, all six-footers · Evening Standard · 24 Down
Nov 27, 2019
Stan organises social workers · Evening Standard · 24 Down
Sep 25, 2019
Social crawlers · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Jan 10, 2019
Social crawlers · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Dec 19, 2018
Six-footers, like some Russian tsars · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Nov 21, 2018
Busy workers' degree of instant success · Evening Standard · 24 Down
Apr 12, 2018
Insects · Evening Standard · 32 Across