Clues for the word "JAY"
We've had 93 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 165 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on December 28, 2025.
Definition of jay
- n. - Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to Garrulus, Cyanocitta, and allied genera. They are allied to the crows, but are smaller, more graceful in form, often handsomely colored, and usually have a crest.
Referring Clues
- Late-night name
- "Blue" bird
- First Chief Justice John
- Crested bird
- Avian chatterer
- "Saturday Night Live" alum Mohr
- Noisy bird
- Cousin of a crow
- With 22-Across, fourth in a series of five TV personalities (1992-2009)
- With 28-Across, David Letterman's rival
- Bold blue bird
- He's on before Conan
- Toronto ballplayer, for short
- Host Leno
- Mr. Leno
- Late-night host Leno
- Crow kin
- Conan follows him
- Raucous flier
- Bird of the crow family
- With 5-Across, Dennis Mitchell player on TV
- Talk show host Leno
- Johnny's successor
- Crow family bird
- Bird in the crow family
- Leno of TV
- Crow relative
- Raucous bird
- Conan slayer?
- First U.S. chief justice
- Tonto portrayer Silverheels
- Homer Simpson's middle name
- Big name in late-night
- Gatsby of literature
- Walker or hawker opener
- The great Gatsby
- Chattering bird
- Member of the crow family
- Loud bird
- Funny Leno
- Comic Leno
- Dave's rival
- ___ Leno
- Big name in late-night TV
- Crow's cousin
- Crested, largely blue bird
- Blue bird
- O leaguemate
- Jimmy is replacing him
- Whiskey jack
- Yank rival
- Jump start?
- Lead-in for bird or walk
- Johnny's successor on TV
- Jesse Lee Soffer, on "Chicago P.D."
- Emcee before and after Conan
- Brash bird
- Kind of Walker
- Colorful flier
- Magpie relative
- Crow cousin
- Blue ___ (bird)
- He preceded and followed Conan
- Conan rival
- Crested blue bird
- Blue ___ (type of bird)
- Crested avian
- Bird of the crow family with blue plumage
- Bird often heard chattering by the Dee
- Harsh-voiced bird
- Bold bird
- Crested bird-feeder visitor
- Word with hawk or walk
- ___ Pritchett (Ed O'Neill's "Modern Family" character)
- Blue bird, at times
- A bird? Yes, with a pretty tail
- Screeching bird
- Often-blue bird
- Mr. Gatsby
- First Chief Justice
- "___ Leno's Garage"
- 39 Down cousin
- Songbird
- Raucous-sounding bird
- Gatsby of "The Great Gatsby"
- Bird with a blue variety
- Leader of the Blues, in the Angry Birds universe
- Bird that sounds like a letter
- Rapper ___-Z
- Deeside bird?
- Bird with a harsh cry
- Bird whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet
- Blue-winged bird
Last Seen In
- New York Times - December 28, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - December 24, 2025
- New York Times - June 16, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - February 10, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - January 29, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 07, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - January 01, 2025
- New York Times - November 14, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - October 17, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - September 11, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - August 20, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - August 19, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - July 08, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - January 06, 2024
- New York Times - November 14, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - November 01, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - July 29, 2023
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - July 14, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 04, 2023
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - June 05, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - May 10, 2023
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - April 26, 2023
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - February 17, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - January 30, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 26, 2022
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - January 23, 2018
- Wall Street Journal - November 11, 2017
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - November 10, 2017
- Chronicle of Higher Education - October 13, 2017
- Wall Street Journal - September 15, 2017
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