Clues for the word "KESTREL"
We've had 18 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 38 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on November 28, 2025.
Definition of kestrel
- n. - A small, slender European hawk (Falco alaudarius), allied to the sparrow hawk. Its color is reddish fawn, streaked and spotted with white and black. Also called windhover and stannel. The name is also applied to other allied species.
Referring Clues
- Small hovering falcon
- Small falcon
- Bird known for hovering in a headwind
- Lizard hunter
- Variety of falcon
- Hovering falcon
- Bird of prey
- Falcon
- One's likely to hover over half-demolished street in part of Hull
- 3s - 10 = 1 down
- Bird of the quickest relative speed
- Fictional knave with bird
- Predator pursues some of the weakest relentlessly
- Knighthood for poor Lester can stay in the air
- The flier crashed into the back of the helter-skelter!
- Hovering bird
- May go flying off the side of the helter-skelter!
- American raptor that's the size of a mourning dove
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - November 28, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - October 31, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 29, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - May 22, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 26, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - October 21, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - March 06, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - January 15, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - December 12, 2022
- New York Times - November 29, 2022
- Evening Standard Easy - July 14, 2022
- Evening Standard Easy - November 07, 2017
- Guardian Speedy - September 03, 2017
- Mirror Quick - August 04, 2017
- Guardian Quick - May 30, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - November 28, 2016
- Wall Street Journal - August 25, 2016
- Guardian Speedy - September 07, 2014
- Universal - July 20, 2013
- New York Times - July 22, 2012
- Netword - April 22, 2012
- Guardian Cryptic - March 29, 2011
- Netword - March 26, 2011
- Universal - December 29, 2010
- Netword - September 12, 2010
- LA Times - May 15, 2010
- Guardian Quick - April 10, 2009
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - October 02, 2008
- Guardian Quick - August 18, 2008
- Guardian Quick - August 19, 2007
- And in 8 more crossword puzzles...