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Definitions for word ANT

The following 198 definitions were found. Click the dates to see the answer in context.
DateGridClueAuthor
Wednesday, November 18, 200919AToiler on a hillPaula Gamache
Wednesday, October 14, 200951AAtom ___, 1960s cartoon superheroRichard Silvestri
Sunday, October 04, 200929AFarm workerTodd McClary
Sunday, September 27, 20094DQueen's servant, maybePatrick Berry
Sunday, August 30, 2009104ATiny tunnelerAshish Vengsarkar and Narayan Venkatasubramanyan
Tuesday, July 28, 20096DAmazon ___ (aggressive insect)Tony Orbach
Monday, July 13, 200965ATidbit for an aardvarkC. W. Stewart
Thursday, May 14, 200922ACaste memberDavid J. Kahn
Tuesday, May 12, 200962DTiny colonistWayne and P. K. King
Thursday, May 07, 20096DHill denizenElizabeth C. Gorski
Saturday, January 24, 200959DColony memberMark Diehl
Friday, January 02, 200944ASocial group memberMartin Ashwood-Smith
Tuesday, September 02, 200831DPantry invaderStanley Newman
Wednesday, August 20, 200865APantry raiderAllan E. Parrish
Monday, August 11, 200843DTermite look-alikeThomas Heilman
Sunday, August 03, 200869DAbout which the Bible says "Consider her ways, and be wise"Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel
Sunday, July 13, 200842DSocial workerMatt Ginsberg
Wednesday, June 25, 200816AHobby farm occupantRob Cook
Friday, June 20, 200837AFarm unit?Mike Nothnagel
Monday, June 16, 200829DSix-legged workerRonald J. and Nancy J. Byron
Sunday, May 11, 2008107DAmazon ___Tony Orbach and Patrick Blindauer
Tuesday, April 22, 200829DIndustrious insectNancy Salomon
Wednesday, April 02, 20087DFigure on a hillPatrick Merrell
Sunday, December 23, 200792ACertain soldierAdam G. Perl
Thursday, November 22, 200752AHill creatorOliver Hill
Sunday, November 18, 200755ACrumb carrierPatrick Berry
Tuesday, October 02, 20079DQueen of the hill?Oliver Hill
Saturday, September 15, 200752DSymbol of industryBrad Wilber
Sunday, July 08, 200728DTiny tunnelerElayne Cantor and Nancy Salomon
Saturday, June 23, 200744AVermicide : worm :: formicide : ___Patrick Berry
Wednesday, May 23, 200733AOne putting out feelers?Bruce Venzke and Stella Daily
Tuesday, April 17, 200727ATiny hill dwellerJennifer Nutt
Tuesday, January 02, 200720A"The Atom ___ Show" (1960's TV cartoon)Sarah Keller
Tuesday, December 26, 200643AAardvark's morselC. W. Stewart
Sunday, October 22, 200658AHarvester ___Harvey Estes
Sunday, October 08, 200633AMyrmecologist's interestFred Piscop
Wednesday, September 20, 200661DColony memberJoe DiPietro
Sunday, July 16, 200641DIndustrious oneAshish Vengsarkar
Wednesday, June 14, 200642AEchidna morselLisa Wiseman
Monday, June 05, 200625DAardvark's morselFred Piscop
Thursday, March 30, 200622DFire ___Richard Silvestri
Monday, February 27, 20067DOpposite of syn.Ed Early
Sunday, February 12, 200638ASocial sortManny Nosowsky
Saturday, February 11, 200625DWord with white, red or blackDavid Quarfoot
Monday, December 12, 20058DPicnic intruderAllan E. Parrish
Tuesday, October 25, 200523AMound dwellerKurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette
Thursday, September 22, 200533DArmy memberPatrick Merrell
Sunday, July 31, 200553DAntenna holderMark Feldman
Sunday, June 05, 200573DBoric acid targetPatrick Merrell
Sunday, April 17, 200573ANest builderManny Nosowsky
Sunday, March 20, 200520DCertain soldierPatrick Berry
Wednesday, March 16, 200567ACreature with a tiny waistHolden Baker
Thursday, December 30, 20043DHousehold pest with a fiery appearanceKyle Mahowald
Monday, December 27, 200437ATiny hill builderLevi Denham
Thursday, November 25, 200460DCertain colonistNancy Salomon and Earl W. Reed
Sunday, November 07, 200410DNest builderCon Pederson
Monday, September 27, 200436AUbiquitous bugGregory Paul
Thursday, August 26, 200412DSix-footerStella Daily and Bruce Venzke
Wednesday, August 04, 200440ABurrowing insectRaymond Hamel
Saturday, July 24, 20048DDove's helper, in an Aesop taleDana Motley
Thursday, July 22, 200451ASmall colonistGreg Staples
Saturday, June 26, 200436ABoric acid targetByron Walden
Thursday, May 06, 20049DHill dwellerKevan Choset
Thursday, March 25, 200457DFire ___David Liben-Nowell and Ryan O'Donnell
Friday, December 05, 200358DFire ___Robert H. Wolfe
Sunday, November 30, 2003107DSix-footer?Manny Nosowsky
Monday, November 24, 200349AIndustrious insectNancy Kavanaugh
Thursday, September 25, 200332AFormicary residentPatrick Merrell
Wednesday, August 27, 200364AHill dwellerManny Nosowsky
Thursday, August 07, 200321AHarvester ___Patrick Berry
Wednesday, July 02, 200334DLizard's nibbleBarbara Olson
Tuesday, June 17, 200336AMound builderSusan Harrington Smith
Sunday, May 18, 200318DTunnelerNancy Nicholson Joline
Tuesday, April 22, 200323AKitchen pestNancy Kavanaugh
Monday, April 07, 200324ATiny toilerHarvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
Friday, February 28, 200330DSocial workerManny Nosowsky
Thursday, February 13, 200328DSymbol of industryJoe DiPietro
Tuesday, January 28, 200340APicnic crasherChristina Houlihan
Friday, January 24, 200357DSocial worker?Manny Nosowsky
Thursday, October 10, 200238AColony memberRichard Silvestri
Monday, October 07, 200247ASymbol of industriousnessGreg Staples
Saturday, September 28, 200210DSolomon wrote of it "Consider its ways"Raymond Hamel
Tuesday, September 03, 200260ASee 2-DownDon West
Saturday, August 24, 200230AMember of a farm team?Chuck Menning
Monday, August 19, 200226AColony memberLynn Lempel
Thursday, August 01, 200242AArmy unit?William I. Johnston
Sunday, July 14, 2002102DUnderground workerPatrick Berry
Sunday, June 09, 200267AAntenna holderRandolph Ross
Sunday, May 05, 2002105AWord with white or workerPatrick Berry
Sunday, April 14, 200251DHill climber, of sortsDavid J. Kahn
Sunday, March 17, 200228ACarpenter ___David J. Kahn
Tuesday, March 12, 200239DQueen's subject, possiblySarah Keller
Sunday, January 13, 200224DArmy memberNelson Hardy
Tuesday, November 06, 20014DColony crawlerDenise Neuendorf
Sunday, September 09, 200148ARed army memberHarvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
Sunday, September 02, 200197ASocial worker?Manny Nosowsky
Monday, August 13, 200135ATermite's relativeSherry O. Blackard
Wednesday, July 25, 200168AAphid milkerRichard Hughes
Sunday, July 22, 200124DGrasshopper's teacher, in AesopPatrick Berry
Monday, June 18, 200124ATiny member of a colonySherry O. Blackard
Sunday, June 10, 20016D"A Bug's Life" bugCathy Millhauser
Monday, June 04, 200143AAardvark morselPatrick Jordan
Saturday, April 14, 200136DHill dwellerRich Norris
Sunday, March 18, 2001116AFire ___Richard Silvestri
Wednesday, February 28, 200127AQueen, maybeA. J. Santora
Friday, January 26, 200130DSymbol of industryJoe DiPietro
Monday, January 22, 200113DPantry raiderNancy Kavanaugh
Friday, January 12, 200165DHoneydew eaterMark Diehl
Friday, December 22, 200020AAntenna holderMartin Ashwood-Smith and Brendan Emmett Quigley
Monday, November 06, 20005DSmall colonistNancy Salomon and Bob Frank
Tuesday, October 17, 200046AOne marching in a columnPeter Gordon
Tuesday, August 29, 200044AInsect in a colonyPeter Gordon
Sunday, July 23, 200039DFood for a doodlebugPatrick Berry
Thursday, July 20, 200020ACertain colonistBonnie S. Prystowsky
Thursday, July 06, 200044AWord with red or armyPatrick Berry
Tuesday, May 16, 200011DLittle scurrierPeter Gordon
Monday, March 20, 200013DAardvark's tidbitGregory E. Paul
Thursday, March 02, 200050ATiny foragerFrances Hansen
Sunday, January 16, 200082ATidbit for an echidnaFred Piscop
Saturday, January 15, 200019AMember of a farm system?Matt Gaffney
Friday, January 14, 200018ARed army memberMartin Ashwood-Smith
Friday, December 31, 199939DWhite ___Peter Gordon
Sunday, December 26, 199942DArmy memberGreg Staples
Friday, December 17, 199935DSix-foot worker, maybeManny Nosowsky
Sunday, October 17, 1999159DHill dwellerBob and Sharon Klahn
Thursday, September 23, 199928AThesaurus abbr.Brendan Emmett Quigley
Wednesday, July 28, 199947AOffspring of a queenManny Nosowsky
Saturday, June 19, 199947DArmy memberMark Diehl
Thursday, May 20, 199911DTunnel builderZack Butler
Sunday, May 16, 199959AHymenopteranNancy Nicholson Joline
Thursday, May 06, 199924AHill workerMatt Gaffney
Friday, April 16, 199917AIt may be red or blackJohn Wolting
Monday, March 01, 199913DHill residentEd Early
Saturday, February 27, 199934AFarm animalJohn Scott Marrone
Wednesday, February 10, 19999DPicnic crasherNancy Salomon
Sunday, January 10, 199910DFarm workerDavid J. Kahn
Saturday, October 31, 19989DFlicker foodJoe DiPietro
Tuesday, October 13, 199867ALittle scurrierNancy Salomon
Sunday, September 20, 199853AWorker ___Charles Deber
Tuesday, September 15, 199833ALittle workerGilbert H. Ludwig
Sunday, June 28, 199843APantry pestFred Piscop
Sunday, June 14, 1998120DMany a workerManny Nosowsky
Tuesday, May 12, 199836DFarm worker?Elizabeth C. Gorski
Thursday, May 07, 199839DSmall colonistEd Pegg Jr.
Friday, May 01, 199819DQueen of the hillJohn Wolting
Tuesday, March 10, 199830DCupboard crawlerPatrick Jordan
Sunday, February 08, 199841AHill climberManny Nosowsky
Monday, December 29, 199730AAardvark's nibbleGregory E. Paul
Sunday, December 07, 199759AFarm creatureRandolph Ross
Tuesday, December 02, 199742DTiny workerAlan Olschwang
Thursday, November 27, 199719AColony memberKiran S. Kedlaya
Monday, October 27, 199723AAardvark's tidbitMark Gottlieb
Friday, October 10, 199760DArmy memberShannon Burns
Tuesday, August 26, 199710DHard-working insectStephanie Spadaccini
Sunday, July 20, 199783AFarm residentRich Norris
Thursday, July 10, 199759DColony memberMatt Gaffney
Wednesday, June 25, 19976DMember of a colonyElizabeth Gorski
Saturday, June 14, 199729ARed ___A. J. Santora
Friday, April 25, 199760DTiny toilerRobert H. Wolfe
Sunday, March 16, 199753DAmazon, e.g.David J. Kahn
Sunday, March 09, 199759DTunnel travelerJune Boggs
Wednesday, February 26, 199723AHill dwellerGlenn E. Sykes
Tuesday, January 07, 199720AOne of "Them!" thingsJ. Schmalzbach
Sunday, December 22, 1996109DSugar loverF. Hansen
Sunday, September 01, 199683ASocial worker?D. J. Kahn
Saturday, August 31, 199610DArmy memberG. Petgrave
Sunday, August 18, 199667AColonistF. and L. Sabin
Thursday, July 25, 199629DRock's AdamA. J. Santora
Wednesday, June 26, 199649AHill builderP. Jordan
Sunday, April 21, 1996101AScurrierM. Gaffney
Tuesday, March 19, 199650AAardvark's treatP. Jordan
Friday, March 15, 199633DSymbol of industryA. J. Santora
Sunday, March 03, 199635ASocial workerB. Klahn
Sunday, February 18, 1996109DCertain soldierNorma Steinberg
Monday, January 22, 199629DPicnic ruinerE. Gorski
Sunday, November 12, 19954DHill builderRandolph Ross
Wednesday, August 23, 199540APicnic interloperJonathan Schmatzbach
Monday, July 31, 19958DIndustrious workerElizabeth Gorski
Sunday, July 30, 1995110DModel Aesop characterCharles M. Deber
Tuesday, June 20, 199533APicnic pestJon Delfin
Tuesday, June 06, 199523ALover of sweetsSidney L. Robbins
Wednesday, April 12, 199531DPismireRich Norris
Tuesday, April 11, 199520AMyrmecologist's subjectGregory E. Paul
Thursday, March 30, 19959DWorker _____Rich Norris
Monday, March 06, 199563DColony pestRandall J. Hartman
Sunday, February 12, 199540DHill dwellerAlex & Victoria Black
Sunday, January 01, 199584AArmy _____Henry Hook
Thursday, December 29, 19949DArmy crawlerJim Page
Thursday, December 22, 19949DFarm critterStanley Newman
Tuesday, November 01, 19949DAardvark morselChristopher Page
Wednesday, October 26, 199435AScurrierRich Norris
Sunday, October 09, 199438AKind of farmBryant White
Sunday, August 14, 199494DColony memberDeborah Kathryn Trombley
Saturday, July 16, 199432DTidbit for the formicivorousMark Diehl
Monday, May 23, 199439DGrasshopper's rebukerJonathan Schmatzbach
Sunday, May 22, 199462AFormicary inhabitantRandolph Ross
Thursday, February 03, 199451AKind of hill or lionA.J. Santora
Sunday, December 26, 199329AAardvark snackTom Underhill