| No-see-um's cousin | 22 |
| No-see-um, by another name | 26 |
| Mosquito's relative | 23 |
| Metaphor for insignificance | 27 |
| Insect in a summer swarm | 24 |
| Fly swatter's target | 24 |
| Cause for slapping oneself | 26 |
| Black fly, for example | 22 |
| Black ___ (fishing fly) | 23 |
| Biblical plague insect | 22 |
| Almost invisible biter | 22 |
| "Strain at a___" | 26 |
| "Strain at a ___" | 27 |
| "No-see-um" insect | 28 |
| Flying nuisances at dusk | 24 |
| Relatives of crane flies | 24 |
| Pests that form black clouds | 28 |
| Pesky cloud composition | 23 |
| Insects often strained at | 25 |
| Flock : birds :: cloud : ___ | 28 |
| Campers' annoyances | 23 |
| Buffalo ___ (blackflies) | 24 |
| Mice and beavers do it | 22 |
| Work on a bone, dog-style | 25 |
| Wear down little by little | 26 |
| Emulate a mouse or beaver | 25 |
| What beavers and marmots do | 27 |
| Use the teeth to erode | 22 |
| Use one's incisors | 22 |
| Plague, with "at" | 27 |
| Make mouseholes, maybe | 22 |
| Exhibit beaver behavior | 23 |
| Consume in beaver fashion | 25 |
| Chew, like a dog on a bone | 26 |
| Cause persistent worry | 22 |
| Agitate, with "at" | 28 |
| Agitate (with "at") | 29 |
| Vexes, with "at" | 26 |
| Plagues, with “at” | 26 |
| Doesn't eat politely | 24 |
| Annoys, with "at" | 27 |
| Banded metamorphic rock | 23 |
| Rock similar to granite | 23 |
| Pleasant-sounding rock? | 23 |
| Rock with a garnet variety | 26 |
| Whimsical garden fixture | 24 |
| Quaint garden figurine | 22 |
| Diminutive folklore being | 25 |
| Diminutive being of folklore | 28 |
| Treasure-hoarding dwarf | 23 |
| Treasure hoarder of fable | 25 |
| Knee-high, bearded figure | 25 |
| Figurine in many gardens | 24 |
| Treasure guard of folklore | 26 |
| Travelocity ad character | 24 |
| Pointy-hatted garden statue | 27 |
| Pink flamingo alternative | 25 |
| Odd character on your lawn | 26 |
| Many a garden figurine | 22 |
| Little person of folklore | 25 |
| Little guy in the garden | 24 |
| Lifeless garden dweller | 23 |
| Lawn ornament of a sort | 23 |
| Hidden-treasure guardian | 24 |
| Garden guardian, perhaps | 24 |
| Fabled guardian of mines | 24 |
| Diminutive chthonic figure | 26 |
| Mythical garden denizens | 24 |
| Lawn ornaments with hats | 24 |
| Kitschy garden figures | 22 |
| Rowling's garden pests | 26 |
| Mythical garden helpers | 23 |
| Little people of folklore | 25 |
| Little garden guardians | 23 |
| Guards of mines, in folklore | 28 |
| Fantasy-tale creatures | 22 |
| Fabled guards of inner earth | 28 |
| One-time econ. yardstick | 24 |
| Econ. measure for a country | 27 |
| U.S. economic yardstick | 23 |
| Meas. of economic activity | 26 |
| Meas. of national wealth | 24 |
| Econ. yard-stick, once | 22 |
| Country's value (Abbr.) | 27 |
| What the whole U.S.A. makes | 27 |
| US stat in the trillions | 24 |
| U.S. econ. indicator, once | 26 |
| Treasury Dept. variable | 23 |
| Stat for Alan Greenspan | 23 |
| Rel. of national income | 23 |
| Prosperity indicator: abbr. | 27 |
| One-time econ. measure | 22 |
| Nation's output: Abbr. | 26 |
| Measure of econ. health | 23 |
| It was an econ. yardstick | 25 |
| Initials for U. S. output | 25 |
| Govt. economist's concern | 29 |
| Former U.S. economic measure | 28 |
| Financial indicator: Abbr. | 26 |
| Fast-rising fig. in China | 25 |