| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| GADFLY | Cattle-biting insect | |
| MOSQUITO | Biting insect | |
| FLEA | Biting insect | |
| MIDGE | Biting insect | |
| FLEE | Biting insect | |
| GNAT | Biting insect | |
| SCINIPH | Some kind of stinging or biting insect, as a flea, a gnat, a sandfly, or the like. | |
| MANDIBULIFORM | Having the form of a mandible; -- said especially of the maxillae of an insect when hard and adapted for biting. | |