Tiny member of a colony — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the June 16 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
ANT
3 letters
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Where this clue appears
June 16 2026
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword June 16 2026
ANT
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
Picnic intruder
ANT
3
Sugar-loving insect
ANT
3
Sugar-loving pest
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
UV-blocking letters
SPF
3
Lose color, as an old pair of jeans
FADE
4
"___ well that ends well"
ALLS
4
Like two peas in a ___
POD
3
What sparks a lightbulb moment
IDEA
4
Relax in a bubble bath, say
SOAK
4
High-and-mighty
ARROGANT
8
Jab with a finger
POKE
4
___ and Coke (cocktail)
RUM
3
___ Lauder (name one might spot in the cosmetics aisle)
ESTEE
5
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