Insect that flies toward lights at night

The answer to “Insect that flies toward lights at night” in the New York Times crossword is MOTH — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 7, 2025, a Monday puzzle, at 1-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Insect that flies toward lights at night” answer

MOTH (4 letters)

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Why the answer is MOTH

MOTH is the 4-letter solution that fits "Insect that flies toward lights at night" in the NYT Crossword crossword on April 7, 2025 (1-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does MOTH mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of MOTH is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Insect that flies toward lights at night” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

April 7, 2025 (most recent) → MOTH. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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