| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| NUISANCES | Pests | |
| TERMITES | Wood-eating pests | |
| VERMIN | Household pests | |
| ANTS | Pantry pests | |
| MOTHS | Wardrobe pests | |
| COCKROACHES | Household pests | |
| RATS | Farm pests | |
| TROLLS | Social media pests | |
| PAINS | Pests from Spain | |
| FUMIGATED | Sprayed against pests | |
| WEEVILS | Pests found in flour | |
| SPATES | Outbreaks of pests a worry | |
| CATERPILLARS | Agricultural pests ruined April’s claret | |
| MOTHERS | Looks after Her Majesty amidst pests | |
| MICE | Kitchen pests got into the plum ices | |
| HOUSEFLIES | Pests make home in front of tent flaps | |
| BUTTERFLIES | Insect pests on goat a sign of nerves | |
| PAGEANTS | Use beeper to get picnic pests to make colourful displays | |
| BUSHFLIES | George travels by jet like so many of our rural pests | |