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Definitions for word TSETSE

The following 69 definitions were found. Click the dates to see the answer in context.
DateGridClueAuthor
Sunday, August 23, 200918DTransmitter of naganaPhil Ruzbarsky
Sunday, March 01, 200918DMenace along the CongoRobert W. Harris
Saturday, November 03, 200721ASafari hazardBrad Wilber
Sunday, January 21, 200742DFly from AfricaPatrick Berry
Monday, October 09, 200613DSleeping sickness carrierSarah Keller
Tuesday, August 08, 200654DFeared flyEd Early
Thursday, May 11, 200647DDreaded flyJoe DiPietro
Wednesday, May 03, 200652DAfrican menaceLisa Wiseman
Saturday, January 14, 200621DSub-Saharan scourgeDavid Quarfoot
Sunday, December 25, 2005114AFly with a long proboscisNancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Monday, October 03, 20058ASleeping sickness transmitterRoy Leban
Monday, August 29, 200548DInfectious flySarah Keller
Sunday, August 28, 2005146AAfrican scourgeNancy Nicholson Joline
Thursday, August 18, 200548DAfrican menacePaula Gamache
Saturday, July 30, 200557ALion bothererSherry O. Blackard
Sunday, April 24, 2005129ARelative of a blow flyBrendan Emmett Quigley
Monday, December 20, 200437AAfrican flyKyle Mahowald
Thursday, November 25, 200432DAfrican scourgeNancy Salomon and Earl W. Reed
Monday, November 08, 200444ADangerous African flyDamon J. Gulczynski
Sunday, August 22, 200490DScourge of the African savannaCathy Millhauser
Sunday, March 07, 2004104AEncephalitis causeTyler Hinman
Friday, December 26, 200342DNagana carrierRobert H. Wolfe
Wednesday, September 10, 200359AAfrican pestPatrick Berry
Tuesday, July 29, 200346AAfrican bloodsuckerEd Early
Wednesday, July 09, 200346DSub-Saharan pestPatrick Merrell
Monday, July 07, 200329DFearsome flyNancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Wednesday, May 21, 200329AFeared flierPaula Gamache
Tuesday, April 08, 200325DFeared flyVerna Suit
Wednesday, April 02, 200313DDreaded flyKelly Clark
Monday, March 24, 200349AFly that carries sleeping sicknessAlison D. Donald
Sunday, November 24, 200278AFeared flyNancy Salomon and Lee Glickstein
Sunday, September 08, 200240DFly with a long proboscisRich Norris
Friday, March 15, 200251A___ flyBrendan Emmett Quigley
Thursday, November 29, 200130ADDT targetPatrick Merrell
Friday, October 26, 200115DFlybelt flyPeter Gordon
Sunday, June 24, 200153DFearsome flyRandolph Ross
Monday, April 16, 200137DSleeping sickness carrierPeter Gordon
Friday, March 23, 200120ASafari hazardElizabeth C. Gorski
Thursday, February 08, 200118DBurundian biterManny Nosowsky
Sunday, July 02, 200062DAfrican scourgeNancy Nicholson Joline
Saturday, July 01, 200065AAfrican carrierRich Norris
Saturday, March 04, 200062ADangerous carrierRich Norris
Saturday, October 30, 199926AFly of the genus GlossinaRich Norris
Sunday, June 06, 1999135DIt can put you to sleepDavid J. Kahn
Friday, March 12, 199965ADangerous dipteranA. J. Santora
Friday, January 22, 199929AFly over the EquatorEd Early
Saturday, January 16, 199943D___ flyRich Norris
Wednesday, November 11, 199863ALittle bloodsuckerElizabeth C. Gorski
Friday, September 04, 19987DAfrican scourgeHugh Davis
Thursday, June 25, 199822AAfrican flyStanley B. Whitten
Monday, May 18, 199841DPesky African insectEd Early
Thursday, May 14, 199832ABotswanan blightFrank Longo
Sunday, April 26, 1998110ANagana carrierFran and Lou Sabin
Friday, November 14, 199742AFly over the EquatorMartin Ashwood-Smith
Sunday, September 28, 199791DDangerous pestRobert H. Wolfe
Sunday, September 14, 199785ABotswanan problemFrank Longo
Thursday, August 07, 199747DPesky flyMark Diehl
Thursday, July 10, 199735DWord from TswanaMatt Gaffney
Sunday, June 01, 199788DCause of jungle feverRandolph Ross
Sunday, April 20, 199713AFly out of a jungleCharles M. Deber
Thursday, April 10, 19971AAfrican scourgeDavid J. Kahn
Tuesday, August 27, 199646DAfrican flyD. E. Donaldson
Friday, August 23, 199628AFly in the tropicsM. Ashwood-Smith
Sunday, May 19, 199642DTrypanosome carrierC.M. Deber
Saturday, September 16, 199562ATrypanosome carrierBryant White
Sunday, July 02, 199582DNagana carrierAlex K. Justin
Sunday, January 01, 199566DSoporific suckerHenry Hook
Monday, August 22, 199418DTrypanosome carrierSidney L. Robbins
Sunday, December 05, 199345AFly out of Africa?Manny Nosowsky