Picnic intruder — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the July 15 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
ANT
3 letters
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Tidbit for an aardvark
ANT
3
Hill building insect
ANT
3
Pest at a picnic
ANT
3
Hill building insect
ANT
3
"Ewww! There's an ___ in the food!" (cry after seeing what's hidden in each of the picnic food items at 26a, 29a, 35a, and 4d)
ANT
3
Sugar-loving insect
ANT
3
Sugar-loving pest
ANT
3
Tiny member of a colony
ANT
3
Hill building insect
ANT
3
"___-Man," Marvel's 2015 superhero film featuring Paul Rudd as a burglar-turned-hero whose shrinking technology allows him to operate at a tiny insect scale
ANT
3
Hardworking insect in a colony
ANT
3
Pantry-invading insect
ANT
3
The "D" of CD
DISC
4
Museum display
ART
3
Cry loudly
SOB
3
Cincinnati's state
OHIO
4
Lawyer's payment
FEE
3
Make an attempt
TRY
3
Writer ___ Ephron of "When Harry Met Sally..." (anagram of "roan")
NORA
4
Historical periods
ERAS
4
"Ice ___: Boiling Point" (animated movie set to release in 2027)
AGE
3
Photo, for short
PIC
3
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