Crossword answer
BUG
3 letters · Used for 28 different clues · 64 appearances · Last seen Wall Street Journal, August 7, 2026
Letter pattern
BUG
Clues that lead to BUG
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Really irk3Wall Street JournalAug 7, 2026
Glitch3Eugene ShefferJul 28, 2026
Software glitch3NewsdayJun 21, 2026
Troublemaker at the millennium3Evening StandardJun 17, 2026
Program error3Thomas JosephJun 5, 2026
Insect3Evening StandardFeb 10, 2026
Get to3NewsdayJan 10, 2026
A device that can bother a person3Evening StandardNov 22, 2025
___-eye glasses, vintage glasses that could get people "abuzz," worn by both Jackie Kennedy and Paris Hilton3Daily ThemedNov 22, 2025
"Snug as a ___ in a rug"3Daily ThemedSep 29, 2025
Software flaw3NewsdaySep 28, 2025
Cockroach or cicada, for one3Daily ThemedSep 12, 2025
Computer program glitch ... or with 17a, a spotted insect3Daily ThemedMay 4, 2025
Small insect3Evening StandardMar 26, 2025
Town3New York TimesMar 2, 2025
Pest, maybe, but a good listener?3Evening StandardFeb 12, 2025
The flu or a fly, e.g.3Daily ThemedFeb 9, 2025
Crawling insect3Daily ThemedOct 31, 2024
Creepy critter3Daily ThemedOct 13, 2023
Computer glitch3Daily ThemedAug 4, 2023
Coding flaw, say3Daily ThemedApr 5, 2023
Device for listening in bed?3Evening StandardFeb 6, 2023
Gaming glitch3Daily ThemedJun 10, 2022
Disease the entomologist caught?3Evening StandardFeb 17, 2022
Annoy3Evening StandardFeb 3, 2022
Beetle, e.g.3Daily ThemedJan 7, 2022
"Lady" beetle3Daily ThemedJun 3, 2021
Insect eyed as a monster?3Evening StandardJul 22, 2019
About BUG in crosswords
BUG is a 3-letter answer that has appeared 64 times in our database across 28 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Really irk” in the Wall Street Journal crossword on August 7, 2026.
Other 3-letter answers
Every appearance of BUG (64)
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Aug 7, 2026
Really irk · Wall Street Journal · 14 Down
Jul 28, 2026
Glitch · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Down
Jun 21, 2026
Software glitch · Newsday · Across
Jun 17, 2026
Troublemaker at the millennium · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Jun 5, 2026
Program error · Thomas Joseph · 24 Across
Apr 10, 2026
Glitch · Eugene Sheffer · 19 Across
Feb 10, 2026
Insect · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Jan 10, 2026
Get to · Newsday · Down
Nov 22, 2025
A device that can bother a person · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Nov 22, 2025
___-eye glasses, vintage glasses that could get people "abuzz," worn by both Jackie Kennedy and Paris Hilton · Daily Themed · 54 Across
Nov 10, 2025
Insect · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Sep 29, 2025
"Snug as a ___ in a rug" · Daily Themed · 21 Across
Sep 28, 2025
Software flaw · Newsday · Across
Sep 12, 2025
Cockroach or cicada, for one · Daily Themed · 49 Across
Sep 10, 2025
Glitch · Eugene Sheffer · 6 Down
Sep 4, 2025
Glitch · Eugene Sheffer · 32 Across
Jun 19, 2025
Glitch · Eugene Sheffer · 34 Across
May 4, 2025
Computer program glitch ... or with 17a, a spotted insect · Daily Themed · 19 Across
Apr 16, 2025
Insect · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Mar 26, 2025
Small insect · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Mar 2, 2025
Town · New York Times · 1 Across
Feb 12, 2025
Pest, maybe, but a good listener? · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Feb 9, 2025
The flu or a fly, e.g. · Daily Themed · 38 Across
Oct 31, 2024
Crawling insect · Daily Themed · 1 Down
Jun 21, 2024
Insect · Evening Standard · 14 Across
May 17, 2024
Insect · Evening Standard · 12 Down
May 16, 2024
Glitch · Eugene Sheffer · 46 Down
May 7, 2024
Insect · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Apr 22, 2024
Glitch · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Across
Mar 8, 2024
Insect · Evening Standard · 19 Down
Feb 13, 2024
Glitch · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Across
Oct 13, 2023
Creepy critter · Daily Themed · 1 Across
Sep 20, 2023
Small insect · Evening Standard · 19 Down
Aug 4, 2023
Computer glitch · Daily Themed · 59 Across
Jun 1, 2023
Small insect · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Apr 5, 2023
Coding flaw, say · Daily Themed · 49 Down
Mar 23, 2023
Glitch · Eugene Sheffer · 32 Across
Feb 6, 2023
Device for listening in bed? · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Feb 2, 2023
Small insect · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Jan 17, 2023
Glitch · Eugene Sheffer · 47 Down
Oct 18, 2022
Insect · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Jun 10, 2022
Gaming glitch · Daily Themed · 21 Down
Feb 17, 2022
Disease the entomologist caught? · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Feb 3, 2022
Annoy · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Jan 7, 2022
Beetle, e.g. · Daily Themed · 1 Across
Nov 29, 2021
Glitch · Eugene Sheffer · 5 Across
Oct 14, 2021
Small insect · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Sep 9, 2021
Small insect · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Aug 4, 2021
"Snug as a ___ in a rug" · Daily Themed · 7 Across
Jul 22, 2021
Glitch · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Down
Jun 3, 2021
"Lady" beetle · Daily Themed · 35 Across
Apr 22, 2021
Troublemaker at the millennium · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Mar 19, 2021
Glitch · Eugene Sheffer · 47 Down
Aug 3, 2020
Insect · Evening Standard · 32 Down
May 14, 2020
Insect · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Feb 18, 2020
Glitch · Eugene Sheffer · 22 Down
Oct 29, 2019
Insect · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Jul 22, 2019
Insect eyed as a monster? · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Dec 31, 2018
Insect · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Dec 10, 2018
Small insect · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Nov 12, 2018
Pest, maybe, but a good listener? · Evening Standard · 9 Down
May 4, 2018
Insect · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Mar 29, 2018
Insect · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Feb 9, 2018
Insect · Evening Standard · 19 Down