Pantry pest

Latest answer — August 16, 2026

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Clue explained

An ANT is a common pantry pest, attracted to food and able to enter through tiny openings. The clue uses the singular noun for the insect.

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Definition
An ant crawling near food in a kitchen pantry.

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  1. 1Indian royals
  2. 6Atop browned bread
  3. 13Final achievement
  4. 20“The L Word” co-creator Chaiken
  5. 21Direct course
  6. 22Augment
  7. 23Legislative body in France until 1789
  8. 25Having been expatriated
  9. 26Years on end
  10. 27Reserved
  11. 28Arafat’s gp.
  12. 30Tracey with many Emmys
  13. 31Note after fa
  14. 32“Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” Pulitzer winner
  15. 38“E pluribus --”
  16. 40Nasty
  17. 41Sci-fi dark warrior Kylo
  18. 42Catch sight of
  19. 43Monterey Bay locale
  20. 48Like wood that’s been cut up
  21. 51Puzzle cube creator Erno
  22. 52Soul queen Franklin
  23. 55Org. OK’ing meds
  24. 58As easy as --
  25. 61Food regimen that includes lots of vegetables and olive oil
  26. 66Tight-fitting undergarment
  27. 68Retrovirus molecule
  28. 69Helpful hints
  29. 70“QED” part
  30. 71Feline nails
  31. 72Fliers in “Over the Rainbow”
  32. 75Film segment
  33. 76Designer Mode of “The Incredibles”
  34. 77Counterpart of “sir”
  35. 78Counterpart of “sis”
  36. 79Oak nuts
  37. 80Language of the Amish
  38. 85Used a couch
  39. 86Go for it
  40. 87Singer Grande
  41. 88Actress Watts
  42. 90Bo-o-oring
  43. 91Imperial stout that’s popular in Poland
  44. 9891-Across, for one
  45. 101Org. giving tows
  46. 104Actor Robert De --
  47. 105Equivalent
  48. 106Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, e.g.
  49. 113Tach abbr.
  50. 114Gardener, e.g.
  51. 115Sly chuckle
  52. 116Suffix with schnozz
  53. 117In addition
  54. 118Send via a post office
  55. 120Where to find the avenues that start seven long answers in this puzzle
  56. 126Google program for targeted marketing
  57. 127Enlightened
  58. 128Kind of navel
  59. 129Must
  60. 130Rambles on
  61. 131Pertaining to the schnozz

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  1. 1Is rebellious
  2. 2City in the Allegheny Mountains
  3. 3Enterprise captain Picard
  4. 4Pantry pest
  5. 5Catch sight of, biblically
  6. 6Maternity ward doc
  7. 7Once named
  8. 8A fifth of fifty
  9. 9Bullring holler
  10. 10Part of ATC
  11. 11Professor for Harry Potter
  12. 12Part of ATM
  13. 13Luau souvenir
  14. 14Declare void
  15. 15Egg coverer
  16. 16Certain claim on property
  17. 17Inner selves, to Jung
  18. 18Letter-shaped carpentry vise
  19. 19Itsy-bitsy
  20. 24That woman
  21. 29Have a debt
  22. 33Rapper Minaj
  23. 34-- -friendly
  24. 35Kin of reggae
  25. 36Method: Abbr.
  26. 37Foot arches
  27. 39Old Russian space station
  28. 44Vile vapors
  29. 45“Yeah, sure!”
  30. 46El -- (hero of Spain)
  31. 47Road goop
  32. 49Cries of discovery
  33. 50Pallid
  34. 53Custom car tricked out to look junky
  35. 54Oklahoma city
  36. 55Bosses axing people, say
  37. 56Enterprise counselor Troi
  38. 57Bear witness
  39. 58Say “OK” to
  40. 59More fearless
  41. 60Nook and --
  42. 62Marshall Plan president
  43. 63Butyl ending
  44. 64Torah expert
  45. 65Like Erté’s art
  46. 67Goose’s kin
  47. 72Rodgers and Hammerstein show tune about an island
  48. 73Molten rock
  49. 74Svgs. plan for the golden years
  50. 75Average joe
  51. 77Gore Vidal’s “-- Breckinridge”
  52. 79Rent- -- (hired security guard)
  53. 81“Tonka” star Mineo
  54. 82Seize
  55. 83Alliance
  56. 84Tic- -- -toe
  57. 89Auditing gp.
  58. 90Fought noisily in a bar, say
  59. 92Year, in Brazil
  60. 93Actress Tyler of “Onegin”
  61. 94Bi- plus one
  62. 95Plaid cloths
  63. 96Big retail outlets
  64. 97Change the look of
  65. 98Guy who collects illegal payoff money
  66. 99Investment dot-com
  67. 100“Cross” actress Mumford
  68. 102Herr’s “Alas!”
  69. 103Sci-fi primates
  70. 107Superbright colors
  71. 108Depend on
  72. 109Old Valerie Harper sitcom
  73. 110Viral illnesses
  74. 111Tarzan player Ron
  75. 112Polio vaccine creator Albert
  76. 119Macero of jazz sax
  77. 121Petty peeve
  78. 122Frequently, to poets
  79. 123As easy as --
  80. 124Atop, to poets
  81. 125Words before rant or roll

The answer to “Pantry pest” in the Premier crossword is ANT — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Premier crossword on August 16, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 4-Down. 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.

“Pantry pest” answer

ANT (3 letters)

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What does ANT mean?

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

(noun)

  • a small insect typically having a sting and living in a complex social colony with one or more breeding queens. It is wingless except for fertile adults, which form large mating swarms, and is proverbial for its industriousness

When else has “Pantry pest” appeared?

Premier 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.

August 16, 2026 (most recent) → ANT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Pantry pest”?

The answer is ANT, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Premier crossword on August 16, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Pantry pest”?

3 letters: ANT.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the Premier crossword on August 16, 2026 (a Sunday puzzle), at 4-Down.

Can “Pantry pest” have a different answer?

Yes — Premier sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's Premier Crossword answers?

The full grid for August 16, 2026 is on the Premier Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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