Here are the possible solutions for they have a 17 year cycle clue
Answer
Clue
Relevancy
cicadas
Clue
They have a 17-year cycle
Insects on a 17-year cycle
Definition
CICADA, (Latin) a winged insect, also CICALA
ever
Clue
Year after year after year
Definition
at all times
own
Clue
Beat year after year after year ...
Definition
to have as a possession
newt
Clue
Gingrich who said "females have biological problems staying in a ditch for thirty days because they get infections and they don't have upper body strength"
Definition
a tailed amphibian of the salamander family, also EWT