Stinging insect

The answer to “Stinging insect” in the The Telegraph Quick crossword is HORNET — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Telegraph Quick crossword on September 3, 2026, a Thursday 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.

“Stinging insect” answer

HORNET (6 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is HORNET.

What does HORNET mean?

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

When else has “Stinging insect” appeared?

The Telegraph Quick 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.

September 3, 2026 (most recent) → HORNET. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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