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SLUGAlternative name for a blood-sucking fly of the family Tabanidae; a gadfly or horsefly (4)
VEINI've another name for a blood vessel
HORSEFLYA large dipterous insect of the family Tabanidae, also called a cleg (8)
GNATSmall biting fly of the family Chironomidae, related to the mosquito (4)
MIDGEAny small two-winged fly of the family Chironomidae. typically occurring in swarms around standing water (5)
TABANIDPertaining to the dipteran family Tabanidae, including horseflies and other large bloodsucking flies (7)
NIPPERMite or horsefly?
TSETSEName a blood-sucking fly (6)
MOSQUITOA blood-sucking fly
FLAGDAYd Could a gadfly produce 24 hours of charity? (4,3)
GADFLYInsect of the Tabanidae family that bites livestock (6)
CLEGAlternative name for a horsefly, especially one of the genus Haematopota (4)
TYPEAnother word for a blood group; printed characters collectively; or, device on a coin (4)
NASTTweed's gadfly
PESTGadfly
SHOO"Beat it, horsefly"
DADDYLONGLEGSFly of the genus Tipula (5-4-4)
ARTERYWord for a blood vessel, such as the aorta, thus for a major route or road in any complex system (6)
VINEGAR___ fly of the genus Drosophila that is used extensively in genetic studies, or sour liquid containing acetic acid (7)
LEECHA blood-sucking worm once used medicinally for sucking blood (5)