The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PESTS , but the solution may also be BAIT which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in Wall Street Journal).
Flies, eg crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PESTS | 50 % | 5 |
| BAIT | 25 % | 4 |
| INSECTS | 25 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Flies, eg
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fly
- jets
- wings
- file
- pas
- tears
- airline
- airman
- aloft
- aviator
- bait
- bee fly
Crossword Answer definitions
PESTS 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 PESTS
- Ants, at picnics
- Ants, roaches and the like
- Exterminators' quarries
- Gnats and fleas
- They get on your nerves
- They're a bother
- Nuisances
- Annoyances
- Ants and roaches
- Irritants
More clues leading to the result BAIT
- Minnows, perhaps
- Worms, often
- Worms, perhaps
- Fisherman's need
- Switch's partner
- Worms and such
- Troll
- Lead astray
- Night crawlers
- Goad