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| 2 | 37% | 4 | Often mistaken for a bee | |
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Bee Or Wasp Crossword Clue
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We've checked our database and believe the answer is
STINGER which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
STINGER
Updated: October 11, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "STINGER" which means:
- noun
- • A portable low altitude surface-to-air missile system using infrared guidance and an impact fuse; fired from the shoulder
- • A cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy
- • A remark capable of wounding mentally
- • A sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland
- • A sharp stinging blow
An example sentence would be:
- • "He got stung by a bee on his stinger."
- • "The scorpion's stinger is located at the end of its tail."
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| Clue | Source | |
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1 | A hurt inflicted by an ant, bee, jellyfish, nettle, wasp etc; by extension, pain caused by wounding words; or, the point of an epigram
Telegraph Giant General Knowledge -
10 Jun 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 10 Jun 2023 |
2 | A venom-injecting part of a bee or wasp; a cocktail of brandy and crème de menthe; or, a painful blow
Telegraph Herculis -
24 Apr 2023 | Telegraph Herculis / 24 Apr 2023 |
3 | Black and yellow insect, like a bee or wasp
The Guardian Quick -
16 Apr 2015 | The Guardian Quick / 16 Apr 2015 |
4 | Characteristic of a bee or wasp | |
5 | Event first won by a Marmon Wasp
New York Times -
04 Jan 2009 | New York Times / 04 Jan 2009 |
6 | From Latin for “bee”, a term for a bee-master/mistress who keeps a colony of said eusocial insects for their beeswax, honey and royal jelly
Telegraph Giant General Knowledge -
14 Oct 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 14 Oct 2023 |
7 | Piercing organ of a bee or wasp |
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