Crossword answer
MOSQUITO
8 letters · Used for 5 different clues · 5 appearances · Last seen The Independent, July 25, 2026
Letter pattern
MOSQUITO
Clues that lead to MOSQUITO
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Disease vector medical officers leave out at first8The IndependentJul 25, 2026
Buzzing biter that inspired scientists to design a minimally invasive surgical needle8Daily ThemedMar 3, 2024
*Flying pest you may find at home that uses its proboscis to suck blood8Daily ThemedJan 19, 2024
Insect8Evening StandardOct 3, 2023
Biting insect that targets prey by sensing their body heat8Daily ThemedAug 11, 2023
About MOSQUITO in crosswords
MOSQUITO is a 8-letter answer that has appeared 5 times in our database across 5 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Disease vector medical officers leave out at first” in the The Independent crossword on July 25, 2026.
Other 8-letter answers
GRIMACESMakes a face (8)
EMIRATESWhat Sex Pistols were paid for 3 months in Holloway venue
GENERALSClasses by extremely lugubrious commanders (8)
AMBULANTMoving about in the morning, six-footer clutches bauble, oddly (8)
DATELINEIt says where and when an article was written (8)
SAYONARAJapanese farewell
REPRISALEarl rips pants in retaliatory act (8)
CAVALIEROffhand
HOWSLIFE"What's new with you?"
OKSOWHAT"And your point is?"
REDCROSSIs humanitarian, but makes a leftist angry
WARFARINDrug no good when engaging in battle (8)
EARLIESTSoonest
SPITBALL"Ammunition" for a class clown
Every appearance of MOSQUITO (5)
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Jul 25, 2026
Disease vector medical officers leave out at first · The Independent · 11 Across
Mar 3, 2024
Buzzing biter that inspired scientists to design a minimally invasive surgical needle · Daily Themed · 17 Across
Jan 19, 2024
*Flying pest you may find at home that uses its proboscis to suck blood · Daily Themed · 13 Across
Oct 3, 2023
Insect · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Aug 11, 2023
Biting insect that targets prey by sensing their body heat · Daily Themed · 15 Across