Clues for the word "PINTAIL"
We've had 19 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 22 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on May 14, 2024.
Definition of pintail
- n. - A northern duck (Dafila acuta), native of both continents. The adult male has a long, tapering tail. Called also gray duck, piketail, piket-tail, spike-tail, split-tail, springtail, sea pheasant, and gray widgeon.
- n. - The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and Rocky Mountains (Pediocaetes phasianellus); -- called also pintailed grouse, pintailed chicken, springtail, and sharptail.
Referring Clues
- Dabbling duck
- Long-necked river duck
- Sort of duck
- Long-necked duck
- Migratory duck
- Variety of duck
- River duck
- It has a sharply pointed end, duck
- Immobilise dog or duck
- Bird requiring ale, we hear, by the pint
- Pub's standard drink leads to trouble, ducks
- Species of duck
- Duck with drink trouble?
- Duck to take beer and be sick
- Some milk I left for a duck
- Drink to 21 down in 16
- Duck drink and be sick
- Measure area with one large duck
- Duck named for the long-feathered part of its anatomy
Last Seen In
- Daily Cryptic - May 14, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 01, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 12, 2022
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 08, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 04, 2016
- Wall Street Journal - August 22, 2016
- Guardian Cryptic - August 04, 2014
- Washington Post - May 06, 2012
- Guardian Cryptic - September 20, 2011
- LA Times - May 08, 2011
- Universal - May 27, 2010
- Guardian Quick - December 11, 2009
- Guardian Cryptic - July 24, 2009
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - April 12, 2009
- New York Sun - November 29, 2007
- Netword - March 01, 2007
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - October 02, 2006
- Guardian Cryptic - July 26, 2006
- Guardian Cryptic - January 01, 2002
- Guardian Cryptic - December 03, 2001
- New York Times - March 18, 2001
- Guardian Cryptic - February 27, 2001