Clues for the word "FLEA"
We've had 337 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 684 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on March 17, 2026.
Definition of flea
- v. t. - To flay.
- n. - An insect belonging to the genus Pulex, of the order Aphaniptera. Fleas are destitute of wings, but have the power of leaping energetically. The bite is poisonous to most persons. The human flea (Pulex irritans), abundant in Europe, is rare in America, where the dog flea (P. canis) takes its place. See Aphaniptera, and Dog flea. See Illustration in Appendix.
Referring Clues
- Dog biter
- Kind of collar
- Dog hounder
- Kind of bag
- Circus participant
- Lover of fur?
- Kind of market
- Dog botherer
- Bother for a boxer
- Kind of market or circus
- Hopper
- Typhus carrier
- Pet peeve?
- Boxer's problem
- Cause of an itch
- Pet's pest
- Target of some collars
- Circus performer
- Setter settler
- Host seeker
- Pet's tiny tormentor
- Boxer biter
- Small circus performer
- Formicide: ant :: pulicide : ___
- Tiny jumper
- Boxer's annoyance
- Little irritant
- It may be in the doghouse
- One jumping in a doghouse?
- Tiny annoyance
- It can get under your skin
- Leaping insect
- Circus performer?
- Market or circus leader
- Word with market or collar
- Dog bane
- Borzoi biter
- Ctenocephalides canis, for one
- Leaping parasite
- Hartz collar victim
- Word preceding circus and market
- Bug with a bounce
- Biting bug
- Word with market or circus
- Dog dogger
- Word before market or circus
- Pest seen in 52-Across
- Boxer's bane
- Pest on a pet
- Bitty biter
- Pooch pest
- Pooch's pest
- Minuscule circus creature
- Dog's tiny tormentor
- Spot on Spot, maybe?
- Pekingese pest
- Doggy bug
- Circus member?
- Lab coat discovery
- Bomb target
- Dog collar target
- Bug with bounce
- One might make Spot scratch
- Critter known for its leaping ability
- Bug on a dog
- Insect in the order Siphonaptera
- Pomeranian pest
- Source of dog distress
- Dog pest
- Pooch's annoyance
- Dog's irritant
- Pet pest
- Dog's bane
- Dog's annoyance
- Bloodsucking annoyance
- Pest on a pup
- Collar victim
- Word with "market" or "circus"
- Biting insect
- Abominable hopper
- Bloodsucking insect
- Husky pest?
- Dogged little pest
- Odd circus performer
- Wingless bloodsucker
- Insect in a circus
- Akita's annoyance
- Word preceding "circus" and "market"
- Dog annoyance
- Circus leaper
- Word with "market" or "circus"
- Unseen circus performer
- Dog bugger
- Small part of a pound?
- Hound hounder
- Pet's parasite
- Dogged little pest?
- ___ market
- Terrier's tormenter
- Little biter
- Certain collar's nemesis
- Pet peeve
- ___ market
- Dogs tiny tormentor
- Beagle biter
- Leaping circus performer
- ___ circus (novelty show)
- Kind of circus
- Word with "circus" or "flicker"
- Louse
- Bulldog biter
- Word with "circus" or "collar"
- Problem for 1-Across
- Canine pest
- Greyhound stowaway?
- FRONTLINE target
- Circus creature
- Annoying parasite
- Wingless insect
- ___ collar; pet store purchase
- Tiny insect
- Tiny insect
- Tiny insect
- Greyhound rider
- Jumping bloodsucker
- Dog bane?
- Hound hopper
- Nuisance to Fido
- Teensy insect
- Dog's nuisance
- Dog's pest
- Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist
- Circus insect
- Lab coat speck?
- Good hopper
- Canine irritant
- Jumpy critter
- Tiny dog biter
- Pet parasite
- It hitches rides on dogs
- Wingless parasite
- ___ circus
- Minute circus star
- Pooch's tormentor
- Pooch tormentor
- It might avoid a collar
- One nipping Nipper, maybe
- Bitty biter of a boxer
- One in the doghouse?
- Subject of a Spot check?
- Tormentor for Fido
- Cat nipper?
- Pound pest
- "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" bassist
- One going for a little bite?
- Dog's tiny tormentor
- Kennel pest
- Teeny insect
- Tiny circus performer
- Collar target
- Pet's teensy tormentor
- Dog's tiny biter
- Long-haired dog's bane
- Terrier's tiny tormentor
- Kitty's bane
- Jumpy bug
- Husky hopper
- Boxer's woe
- Dogged pest?
- Small insect
- Chigger
- Pit bull biter
- Fido's bane
- Dog's tormentor
- Parasitic leaping insect
- Market or circus type
- Lab coat discovery?
- Bother for Bowser
- Leaping bug
- Lab nuisance
- Little nipper
- Canine hanger-on
- Dog-biting bug
- Type of market
- One having a small bite?
- Tiny parasite
- Jumpy little bugger
- Circus bug
- Animal pest
- ___ market (outdoor bargain venue)
- Flying circus performer?
- Tiny biter
- Insect on Fido
- Dog irritant
- Greyhound rider?
- Insect
- Back biter, maybe
- Hopping insect
- Leaper on a dog
- Fido's pest
- Type of collar
- Little biting pest
- Dog's hounder
- Small bug
- Bowser's bane
- Jumping insect
- Word with circus or market
- Pest for Rover
- ___ collar (dog or cat wear)
- Insect that may cause a dog to scratch
- Insect that loves dogs
- Tiny bloodsucker
- Insect that bugs dogs
- Insect that dogs hate
- Insect that hitches rides on dogs
- Reason for a collar
- Bug that bugs dogs
- Parasitic insect
- Dog-biting insect
- Pest to a dog
- Little critter that bites dogs
- RHCP bassist
- Famous bassman who hates collars?
- Bass player that hates dog collars?
- Dog-collar-hating bass player?
- RHCP bassman
- Insect (which can be in the ear!)
- Irritating jumper?
- Little jumping insect
- A circus performer?
- Member of a circus?
- It's somewhat over a trifle athletic!
- Jumper for which there may be a market
- Circus jumper?
- Small jumper in small circus
- Small parasitic insect
- A puce jumper
- Page back to front, which can be irritating
- Feel a bit sorry for trifle
- Small blood-sucking insect
- Boxer's tormentor
- Jumper to do a runner, say
- Blood-sucking insect
- High jumper to run, it's announced
- See 14
- Mid-off on field in repulsive jumper
- Run about somewhat minor annoyance
- On which street stalls quick to wrap a brand
- Kind of leaf insect
- Shih Tzu invader
- Bloodsucking bug
- Jumping parasite
- Dog parasite
- Second-hand goods stalls, ___ market
- Hopping parasite
- Standard of fitness once seen in circuses
- Jumper of full length and extended arms initially
- Fine meadow insect
- 25 and caterpillar grub back to front
- ___ market (place to buy used goods)
- ___ collar
- High jumper in fine meadow
- ___ and tick collar (dog's accessory)
- One-named bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Pest on a poodle
- Lab problem
- Biting pest
- P.T. ___ (circus owner in "A Bug's Life")
- Pooch-biting bug
- Dog-bugging bug
- Parasite
- Dog hitchhiker
- Insect that hops
- Cause of a dog's excessive scratching
- Fido's tormentor
- Insect that's a dog pest
- Hopping critter
- Greyhound rider?
- Little biting bug
- See 15
- Small jumper
- Pet peeve?
- Minuscule jumper
- Type of circus or market
- Canine annoyance
- Beagle-biting bug
- Wolf's bane, maybe
- Insect that bothers dogs
- Kind of dog collar
- Cat biter
- Biter of 32-Across
- Circus performer got up as a pixie
- Pest on a pooch
- No friend of Fido
- Pest for a dog
- Bug bugging a dog
- Dog's parasite
- Chihuahua pest
- Insect by herself at last over meadow
- Poodle jumper?
- Hartz collar target
- Lassie's bane
- Circus hopper
- Poodle pest
- Lab’s blood supply reducer
- Cat-scratch cause
- Wee hopper
- Yorkie's bane
- Lab coat problem
- ***Itchy cat's woe (1 to 2 + ...)
- Target of products from Bio-Groom and Wondercide
- Circus jumper?
- Dog's woe
- No ally of Asta
- Dog-biting pest
- Biter on a pooch
- Poodle's annoyance
- Pest on a kitty
- Itsy-bitsy biter
- High-jumping pest
- Pet collar target
- Target of a medicated dog collar
- Beagle's bane
- It might bite a boxer
- It can leap more than 40 times its body length
- Bug on a pug
- Pest that pesters pets
- Tiny circus
- Pet-biting pest
- Pet shampoo target
- Teeny circus performer
- Poodle's bane
- One going for a little bite?
- Backbiter?
- Creature that can leap more than 150 times its own body length (!)
- Pest whose name is a homophone for what you might do when you see it
- Tiny canine pest
Last Seen In
- Daily Cryptic - March 17, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - March 10, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - January 30, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - January 24, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - January 18, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - January 10, 2026
- New York Times - December 29, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - December 19, 2025
- New York Times - December 07, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 28, 2025
- Daily Quick - November 19, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 13, 2025
- New York Times - November 09, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - October 27, 2025
- New York Times - October 12, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - September 29, 2025
- New York Times - September 27, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 26, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 12, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 04, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 01, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - August 28, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 25, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 21, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 25, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 15, 2025
- Daily American - July 14, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 07, 2025
- Your Life Choices - June 21, 2025
- New York Times - June 16, 2025
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