Clues for the word "BIRD"
We've had 254 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 353 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on November 19, 2025.
Definition of bird
- n. - Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).
- n. - A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with wings. See Aves.
- n. - Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird.
- n. - Fig.: A girl; a maiden.
- v. i. - To catch or shoot birds.
- v. i. - Hence: To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.
Referring Clues
- Wren or hen
- Shuttlecock
- N.B.A. M.V.P., 1984-86
- One filling the bill?
- Flier
- Feeder frequenter
- Country singer?
- Nest builder
- Cardinal, for one
- Robin or swallow
- Word with early or whirly
- Tweety ___ of Warner Bros. cartoons
- Charlie Parker's nickname
- Grackle or grosbeak
- Frequent flier
- Badminton projectile
- Dodo, for instance
- Audubon painting subject
- Former Celtics star Larry
- Heckle or Jeckle
- Nest egg protector
- Crane or kite
- See 19-Across
- Ostrich or owl
- Hawk or dove, e.g.
- Booby, e.g.
- Roadrunner, e.g.
- Swift, e.g.
- Robin, for one
- Martin or swift
- Celtic hero
- Audubon subject
- Word with 15-Down
- Feathered friend
- Bill owner
- 39-Down, e.g.
- Plane
- Grouse or snipe
- Eagle or egret
- 20 Across, for example
- 91 Down is one
- Winter migrator
- Titmouse, e.g.
- It fills the bill?
- Charlie Parker's sobriquet
- Boston Celtics legend, Larry
- Kookaburra, e.g.
- Loon or hoopoe
- Kite or crane
- Charlie Parker, to fans
- Frequent flier?
- Thanksgiving dinner focus, informally
- Frequent flier, really
- Boston legend
- One of the flock
- 1988 film about Charlie Parker
- Celtic great Larry
- Goose or loon
- Celtics legend
- Aircraft, informally
- Phoenix, in myth
- Seed eater
- Hawk or auk
- Condor or conure
- Nest protector
- Condor, for one
- Auk, for example
- Love ______
- Biopic directed by Clint Eastwood
- Rail or quail
- Swallow, e.g.
- Celtics great
- Robin or wren
- Crow or crane
- Robin, e.g.
- Celtics' legend
- Grackle or grouse
- Boston Celtics legend
- Ptarmigan, for one
- ___ call
- Fledgling
- Aviary's occupant
- Finch or flycatcher
- PBS has a big one
- Small singer
- Avian creature
- Dinosaur descendant
- Crane or cuckoo
- Hoopster Larry
- Larry who may leap for a layup
- #33 for the Celtics
- Larry of basketball lore
- Flock member
- Cardinal or oriole
- *See 29-Across
- Finch or falcon
- Larry of basketball fame
- 20-Across, e.g.
- Billie of "Dear John"
- Crane or cardinal
- Blue jay or oriole
- Wren, e.g.
- Hawk, e.g.
- 42-Across, e.g.
- T-___
- Diver, for instance
- 52-Across builder
- Rhea or emu
- Part of four NFL logos
- Frequent flier's respite
- Frequent tweeter
- Hawk or dove
- Bronx cheer
- Cardinal, e.g.
- What a tot might draw as an "m"
- Emu or owl
- One with a lot of tweets
- Animal aviator
- Many a sports team logo
- Tweeter in a tree
- Snuffleupagus's pal, to Snuffy
- NBA legend Larry
- Dove or robin
- Larry Robinson AKA The big ___
- Feeder visitor
- Swift or swallow
- ___ of paradise
- Twitter mascot
- Lark, e.g.
- Finch, e.g.
- Oriole, for one
- Snipe or thrush
- Sparrow, e.g.
- Nuthatch, for one
- Charlie Parker
- Feathery saxophonist?
- Bruce "___ on a wire outside my motel room"
- Charlie Parker nickname
- Fowl
- 1 under par that's ignored girlfriend ...
- Prison sentence - hawk, perhaps
- Person with a hobby who's happy to see one?
- Lark in Holloway?
- A two-way flier?
- Flier - spell in prison
- Two-way air traveller?
- Flying creature
- Egg-laying vertebrate
- Feathered animal
- One at a hen party?
- See 1 across
- Dawn chorus etc - book by Sebastian Faulks
- Swift sentence?
- Charlie "___" Parker - time inside
- Leader of seven animals migrating south in V formation
- Creature - time in prison
- Time when king's in command
- Walk in town to bone up on direct current period
- Frequent flyer
- Crane, for one
- Archaeopteryx descendant
- It can be fed from a feeder
- Loon or booby
- Word with "blue" or "whirly"
- Eagle or finch, e.g.
- Wren or robin
- Finch or sparrow
- Mavis in prison?
- Girl doing time
- Say English composer meets American composer in walk through London
- Time? It often flies
- See 20
- See 5 Down
- See 11
- See 17
- Charlie, 1960s-style girl: underwear accepted
- 6 20's notes from on high?
- Creature's time in cage
- See 23
- Time that flies
- Time for a lark, perhaps
- Swallow or sparrow, for example
- Member of a romantic pair
- Morning singer
- Builder of a 47 Across
- Booby or loon
- Raven, say
- Swift's time?
- Flyer's attempt to cross river
- Flier in prison?
- Heron or eagle
- Owl or osprey
- Eagle or oriole
- Snow ___ (Slang for a vacationing canuck )
- Robin, say
- Flier making an outright bid
- Owl or albatross
- Winged creature
- What Superman first looked like?
- Cardinal or blue jay
- See 3 Down
- Porridge for the canary, say?
- Twitter logo
- Certain flock member
- WNBA legend Sue or NBA legend Larry
- Paulie, e.g.
- One might tweet at dawn
- Sparrow, for example
- Cardinal or cormorant
- Dove or hawk, for example
- Tweety, e.g.
- Twitter producer
- Creature studied by an ornithologist
- 1988 biopic of Charlie Parker
- Eagle or kite
- What might come down to the wire?
- An Old World sparrow is one
- Something "in the hand" that's "worth two in the bush"
- Middle finger, with "the"
- Early Antarctic aviator*
- Parrot or sparrow
- One word in the 10 longest answers, if one letter is changed
- Raven or crow, for example
- Pigeon or peacock
- Seattle Storm star Sue
- One may tweet a lot
- Eagle or lark
- Robin or frogmouth
- Eagle or albatross
- Lark in Holloway?
- Twitter's logo
- Jay or oriole
- Animal on a Wingspan card
- It may be flipped in anger, with "the"
- Swallow or duck
- Loon or dodo
- Falcon, e.g.
- Early morning caller
- Twitter icon
- A two-way flier?
- One who tweets a lot
- Frequent flier?
- Cassowary or canary
- Toucan Sam or Donald Duck
- Two-way air traveller?
- One at a hen party?
- Oriole or wren
- Ornithologist's interest
- Tweety, Woodstock or Woody Woodpecker
- Nesting creature
- National Audubon Society subject
- With 41-Across, a hint to this puzzle's theme
- Blue-footed booby, for one
- Female flier?
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 19, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 30, 2025
- LA Times - October 21, 2025
- LA Times - September 12, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 27, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - July 29, 2025
- New York Times - July 24, 2025
- New York Times - July 03, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 27, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 02, 2025
- LA Times - April 24, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 15, 2025
- Family Time - March 23, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 25, 2025
- New York Times - February 10, 2025
- Mirror Daily - January 12, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - January 05, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - December 25, 2024
- Mirror Daily - December 09, 2024
- LA Times - October 14, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - October 09, 2024
- Mirror Daily - September 15, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - September 10, 2024
- New York Times - July 30, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - July 20, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - July 13, 2024
- Mirror Mini - June 06, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - January 22, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - November 30, 2023
- Mirror Daily - November 30, 2023
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