FLEA is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for FLEA in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "FLEA" answer was first appeared in "25 Nov 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Doggone pest?". It was authored by Joy L. Wouk. Recently, the "FLEA" answer has been used for "4 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Bug on a pug". It was authored by Sean Ziebarth. "FLEA" appeared 68 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "FLEA" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec 2023 | 15A | Bug on a pug | Sean Ziebarth |
| 6 Nov 2023 | 45A | It can leap more than 40 times its body length | Desirée Penner and Jeff Sinnock |
| 2 Oct 2023 | 32D | Tiny canine pest | Alexandria Mason |
| 20 Sep 2023 | 19A | Tiny pest | Gina Turner |
| 13 Feb 2023 | 34D | Target of a medicated dog collar | Eric Rollfing |
| 23 Mar 2022 | 22A | Itsy-bitsy biter | Barbara Lin |
| 12 Aug 2021 | 33D | Kind of market | Jake Halperin |
| 1 Aug 2020 | 42A | Target of products from Bio-Groom and Wondercide | Adam Aaronson and Paolo Pasco |
| 4 Mar 2020 | 10D | Hartz collar target | Tracy Gray |
| 4 Nov 2018 | 70D | Small jumper | Patrick Berry |
| 30 Jul 2018 | 23A | Dog biter | Gary Cee |
| 12 Apr 2018 | 3D | Lab problem | Jules Markey |
| 8 Mar 2018 | 25D | ___ collar | Jim Quinlan |
| 30 Apr 2017 | 61A | Back biter, maybe | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 11 Oct 2016 | 55A | Flying circus performer? | Samuel A. Donaldson and Doug Peterson |
| 30 Jun 2016 | 40D | One having a small bite? | Jonathan M. Kaye |
| 2 Feb 2016 | 59D | Bother for Bowser | Peter A. Collins |
| 16 Dec 2015 | 37D | Pet pest | Paula Gamache |
| 16 Aug 2015 | 87A | Pit bull biter | Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 4 Nov 2014 | 54D | Pet pest | Joel Fagliano |
| 7 Jul 2014 | 52A | Pet’s teensy tormentor | Lynn Lempel |
| 9 Oct 2013 | 40A | One going for a little bite? | Jason Flinn |
| 11 Aug 2013 | 6A | Cat nipper? | Dan Schoenholz |
| 18 Jun 2013 | 31D | Subject of a Spot check? | Tim Croce |
| 9 May 2013 | 32A | One in the doghouse? | Patrick Merrell |
| 11 Mar 2013 | 25D | One nipping Nipper, maybe | Robert Fisher |
| 21 Feb 2013 | 23A | It might avoid a collar | Paul Hunsberger |
| 17 Feb 2011 | 59D | Pet peeve? | Mike Nothnagel |
| 13 Feb 2011 | 56D | Small part of a pound? | Ian Livengood |
| 11 Aug 2010 | 58A | Kind of collar | Edward Sessa |
| 20 Oct 2008 | 49A | Leaping insect | Daniel Raymon |
| 25 Mar 2008 | 43A | It can get under your skin | Steve Salmon |
| 28 Aug 2007 | 64A | It may be in the doghouse | Linda Schechet Tucker |
| 6 May 2007 | 52D | Tiny annoyance | Charles M. Deber |
| 17 Jan 2007 | 24A | One jumping in a doghouse? | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| 20 Dec 2006 | 61A | Boxer’s annoyance | Nancy Salomon |
| 8 Aug 2006 | 13D | Tiny jumper | Ed Early |
| 2 Feb 2006 | 57D | Little irritant | Byron Walden |
| 27 Oct 2005 | 20A | Formicide: ant :: pulicide : ___ | Bonnie L. Gentry |
| 22 Aug 2005 | 55D | Pet’s tiny tormentor | Lynn Lempel |
| 6 Aug 2005 | 19A | Host seeker | Frank Longo |
| 19 Jul 2005 | 52D | Small circus performer | Trip Payne |
| 5 Dec 2004 | 101A | One going to the dogs? | David J. Kahn |
| 31 Jul 2003 | 20D | Circus performer | Paula Gamache |
| 30 Mar 2003 | 65A | Setter settler | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 10 Jul 2002 | 30A | Target of some collars | Richard Silvestri |
| 26 Sep 2001 | 52D | Pet’s pest | Stephen Budiansky |
| 16 Aug 2001 | 6D | Pet peeve? | Joe DiPietro |
| 2 Aug 2001 | 57D | Typhus carrier | Bruce F. Adams |
| 27 Jun 2001 | 15A | Cause of an itch | Michael Shteyman |
| 13 Jan 2001 | 23A | Boxer’s problem | Rich Norris |
| 9 Jul 2000 | 79D | Hopper | Manny Nosowsky |
| 22 Jun 1999 | 59D | Kind of market or circus | Nancy Salomon |
| 19 Apr 1999 | 37A | Dog biter | Gregory E. Paul |
| 28 Feb 1999 | 9D | Bother for a boxer | Dave Tuller |
| 10 Feb 1999 | 31D | Dog botherer | Nancy Salomon |
| 2 Feb 1999 | 11D | Kind of market | Norma Steinberg |
| 17 Dec 1998 | 8D | Kind of bag | David J. Kahn |
| 8 Oct 1998 | 44A | Lover of fur? | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 27 Sep 1998 | 90A | Kind of collar | Randolph Ross |
| 21 Feb 1998 | 50A | Circus participant | Richard Hughes |
| 23 Nov 1997 | 85D | Dog hounder | Christopher Hurt and Derek Tague |
| 26 Jan 1997 | 25A | Kind of collar | S. Elliott |
| 12 Nov 1996 | 43A | Dog biter | E. Lexau |
| 5 Aug 1996 | 10A | Dog’s annoyance | F. Piscop |
| 28 Sep 1994 | 25A | Dog’s bane | Robert Zimmerman |
| 4 Sep 1994 | 42D | Dog dogger | Wayne Robert Williams |
| 25 Nov 1993 | 9A | Doggone pest? | Joy L. Wouk |
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