The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word PEST , but the solution may also be ROACH which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in New York Times).
Exterminator's target crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PEST | 50 % | 4 |
| ROACH | 20 % | 5 |
| ANT | 13 % | 3 |
| TERMITE | 7 % | 7 |
| NEST | 3 % | 4 |
| CENTIPEDE | 3 % | 9 |
| RODENT | 3 % | 6 |
Why may ROACH be the right solution?
The answer "ROACH" fits the clue "Exterminator's target" because roaches are common pests that exterminators are hired to get rid of.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Exterminator's target
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ant
- pest
- roach
- termite
- centipede
- rodent
- killer
- pesky
- poison
- sprays
- auxiliaries
- insecticide
Crossword Answer definitions
PEST noun- A plague, pestilence, epidemic
- Any destructive insect or caterpillar that attacks crops or livestock; an agricultural pest.
- An annoying person, a nuisance.
- An animal regarded as a nuisance, destructive, or a parasite, vermin.
- An invasive weed.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result PEST
- Dennis, to Mr. Wilson
- Annoying one
- Burr under the saddle
- Insecticide victim
- Nuisance
- Annoying person
- Exterminator's quarry
- Roach or slug
- Roach, for one
- Royal pain
More clues leading to the result ROACH
- Black Flag victim
- Sunfish relative
- Cal. units
- "Little Rascals" producer
- Joint stub
- Unfinished joint
- Household pest
- Motel resident, maybe
- Nonpaying apartment dweller?
- Raid victim
More clues leading to the result ANT
- "A Bug's Life" character
- Chocolate-covered morsel, to some
- Kitchen intruder
- One of "Them!"
- Picnic crasher
- Tiny toiler
- Uninvited picnic attendee
- Barbecue buttinsky
- Carpenter, for one
- Farm animal?
More clues leading to the result TERMITE
- Chlordane victim
- Aardvark's morsel
- Morsel for an aardvark
- Home wrecker
- House-eating pest
- Aardvark snack
- Wood-eating insect
- Cellulose eater
- Homeowner's concern
- Unhappy home inspection find
More clues leading to the result NEST
- Aerie
- Bird house?
- Bird's-__ soup
- Digs of twigs
- Duck hawk's digs
- Hornbill home
- Mare's __ (hoax)
- Robin's residence
- See 34A
- Snug place
More clues leading to the result CENTIPEDE
- Atari game named for an arthropod
- Many-legged crawler
- *Animal of the class Chilopoda*
- Exterminator's target
- Many-jointed myriapod.
- It has a long segmented body and three-jointed legs.
- He has legs to spare.
- Myriapod.
- Wormlike animal.
- Earwig.