Mosquito or tick Crossword Clue

Looking for the answer to “Mosquito or tick” from the USA Today crossword of January 9, 2025? It has 4 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.

Crossword answer

USA TODAY, JANUARY 9, 2025

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Hints

Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.

Hint 1 Meaning

Hint 2 Anagram

Hint 3 Another clue

More clues from the USA Today (January 9, 2025)

Across

1. Breakfast roll similar to a bialy
6. "High Voltage" band
10. Group similar to a sorority, for short
14. Garlicky sauce
15. Blacken on a grill
16. Long, bounding gait
17. Smell of pie, e.g.
18. ___-pedi
19. Not just mine
20. "Ugh, never mind!"
23. Black Poetry Day mo.
25. Big jerk
26. Just slightly
27. Pay ___ (fair compensation topic)
30. Have some echicha
31. Horses' gaits
32. Twinge
34. ___ Spice (Victoria Beckham's nickname)
38. "Let's try this instead . . ."
41. Duplicate
42. Limbs worked in a handstand
43. "Water ___ the bridge!"
44. ___ButMakeItSports (social media account that compares photos of athletes with paintings)
45. "Forever" postal items
46. Finale
50. Hospital areas, for short
52. Shade of gray
53. Star and creator of "Abbott Elementary"
57. Large vases
58. Brunch, e.g.
59. ___-leaf tea
62. "Gotcha"
63. ". . . or ___!" (ultimatum words)
64. Sky blue
65. Mosquito or tick
66. Iditarod vehicle
67. Apt homophone of "medal"

Down

1. Sheep's sound
2. ___ conditioner
3. '90s animated series featuring a Disney dog
4. Muppet who sings "Anyone Can Be Friends"
5. Fibber
6. Tippy-tops
7. Conversation spaces on Twitch
8. "Noble Blood" host Schwartz
9. Card game with pegs
10. Main ingredient in most pastas
11. Way to go
12. ___ Fools' Day
13. Having a short fuse
21. Like many characters in "The L Word"
22. Nondairy milk option
23. Eye-related
24. Freight
28. Tiny
29. Org. that looks at luggage
30. Sinus docs
32. Cheeky
33. Convenience at a cash-only restaurant
34. ___ colada
35. Person who differs from the rest of the group
36. Trickles slowly
37. Scathing
39. Darts, pool, Giant Jenga, etc.
40. It's boring to be stuck in one
44. Uninvited visitor at a picnic
45. Tax ID
46. Supply with gear
47. Word before "practitioner" or "shark"
48. Has supper
49. Map within a map
50. Wipe away
51. Like some notebooks
54. "Class is over!" sound
55. Grand ___ (tennis feat)
56. Trickle slowly
60. Spanish for "Mrs."
61. Moray or conger

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Questions

What is the answer to “Mosquito or tick”?

PEST, 4 letters: an annoying person or thing.

When was “Mosquito or tick” last seen in a crossword?

In the USA Today crossword of January 9, 2025.

How many letters does the answer have?

4 letters, starting with P.