The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word IMP , but the solution may also be ANT which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Little pest crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| IMP | 41 % | 3 |
| GNAT | 31 % | 4 |
| ANT | 14 % | 3 |
| BRAT | 3 % | 4 |
| MIDGE | 3 % | 5 |
| FLEA | 3 % | 4 |
| URCHIN | 3 % | 6 |
Why may IMP be the right solution?
The word "imp" refers to a mischievous or annoying child or creature, making it a fitting answer for the clue "little pest."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Little pest
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- nuisance
- insect
- bug
- repellent
- nature
- purging
- bogey
- bowel movement
- reef
- boogie
- scab
- emetic
Crossword Answer definitions
IMP noun- A small, mischievous sprite, or a malevolent supernatural creature, somewhat comparable to a demon but smaller and less powerful.
- A mischievous child.
- A baby Tasmanian devil.
- A young shoot of a plant, tree etc.
- A scion, offspring; a child.
- Something added to, or united with, another, to lengthen it out or repair it, such as an addition to a beehive; a feather inserted in a broken wing of a bird; or a length of twisted hair in a fishing line.
- To plant or engraft.
- To graft, implant; to set or fix.
- To engraft (feathers) into a bird's wing.
- To eke out, strengthen, enlarge.
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 IMP
- Mischief maker
- Rascal
- Rule-breaker
- Little demon
- Scamp
- Troublemaker
- Little rascal
- Urchin
- Prankish pipsqueak
- Mischief-maker
More clues leading to the result GNAT
- Airborne pest
- Annoying insect
- Biting insect
- Pesky insect
- Swarming insect
- Tiny insect
- Flying pest
- Mini mosquito
- Pesky flier
- Small annoyance
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 BRAT
- Bart Simpson, for one
- Ill-mannered kiddie
- Sausage, for short
- Spoiled one
- Nasty kid
- Unruly child
- Wurst starter
- Hollywood's "__ Pack"
- Rotten kid
- Spoiled youngster
More clues leading to the result MIDGE
- Pesky fly
- Friend of Barbie
- Winged nuisance
- Pesky biter
- Girl in the Archie comics
- Little pest
- Tiny fly
- Tiny biter
- Mosquito-like insect
- Gnatlike insect
More clues leading to the result FLEA
- Dog's hitchhiker
- Bloodsucking insect
- Collar kind
- Doghouse denizen
- Collar or circus
- It can be a market or a circus
- Kind of market
- Canine hanger-on
- Torment for Fido
- Discount market