Clues for the word "CUCKOO"
We've had 52 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 60 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on July 30, 2025.
Definition of cuckoo
- n. - A bird belonging to Cuculus, Coccyzus, and several allied genera, of many species.
Referring Clues
- Bird in a clock
- Foolish
- Bird in a Kesey title
- Fey
- Nutty
- Feature of some clocks
- Bird that pops out of a clock
- Type of clock
- Swiss ticker
- Bird in some clocks
- Crackpot
- Nuts for a bird
- Bird who makes hourly appearances?
- Bird type
- Foolish - bird
- Slightly mad - bird
- Bird with distinctive cry
- Cry out for a bit of luck with a bird
- Bird's noise when pushing out many eggs
- Bird which lays eggs in others' nests
- Mad - layer of eggs in another bird's nest
- Barmy notice that may be 17?
- Layer of eggs in another bird's nest
- See 25
- Bird
- Bird that fosters its eggs out
- Silly, gimmicky time announcer
- Doolally - bird
- See 9
- Bird that fosters out its eggs
- Bird - mad
- Bird (with a bad reputation)
- Mad - bird
- Mad flier
- Bird with an onomatopoeic name
- Bird taken out to lunch?
- One flying round the bend
- Bird nuts
- The bird may make a timely appearance
- Bird with a two-note call
- Crazy chef reportedly needing two ducks
- Round the bend, something up
- Loopy strip of land that protects some larvae
- Out of one's tree one flies
- Crazy bird
- Garden bird
- 9 over whose nest Randle Patrick McMurphy flew?
- Loony
- Bird with a well-known call
- Roadrunner relative
- Silly sort of clock?
- Clock bird
Last Seen In
- Daily Cryptic - July 30, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - January 16, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - November 17, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - July 30, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - May 15, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - February 04, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - January 16, 2023
- Mirror Quick - September 18, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - September 15, 2017
- Daily Cryptic - July 30, 2017
- New York Times - June 30, 2017
- Universal - August 02, 2016
- Netword - July 26, 2016
- Guardian Quick - April 28, 2016
- Guardian Prize - February 06, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 15, 2015
- Guardian Cryptic - November 27, 2015
- Guardian Cryptic - April 22, 2015
- Family Time - April 06, 2015
- Jonesin - March 24, 2015
- Guardian Prize - November 29, 2014
- Guardian Quick - October 31, 2014
- Guardian Cryptic - August 01, 2014
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - May 18, 2014
- Chronicle of Higher Education - January 31, 2014
- Guardian Quick - October 21, 2013
- Universal - August 27, 2013
- LA Times - July 31, 2013
- Guardian Quick - November 02, 2012
- USA Today - September 18, 2012
- And in 30 more crossword puzzles...