Parasite
Crossword Clue and Answers

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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in The Mirror Classic.

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Publications

  • The Mirror Classic - Wednesday, 31 Mar 2021
  • The Mirror Classic - Friday, 27 Nov 2020
  • The Guardian Quick - Wednesday, 16 Oct 2019

Crossword Answers

4 letters

TICK
Any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals

FLEA
Any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap

MITE
Any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods

WORM Mike Smallman

5 letters

LOUSE Mike Smallman
Wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds

MOOCH
Someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)

TOADY
Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"

LEECH
Carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end

6 letters

SPONGE
Primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies

7 letters

SPONGER
A follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage

8 letters

HANGERON

9 letters

FREERIDER

SYCOPHANT
A person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage

11 letters

BLOODSUCKER
Carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end

14 letters

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