Clues for the word "PUFFIN"
We've had 23 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 24 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on January 28, 2026.
Definition of puffin
- n. - An arctic sea bird Fratercula arctica) allied to the auks, and having a short, thick, swollen beak, whence the name; -- called also bottle nose, cockandy, coulterneb, marrot, mormon, pope, and sea parrot.
- n. - The puffball.
- n. - A sort of apple.
Referring Clues
- Arctic bird
- Northern bird
- Short-necked seabird
- Seabird
- Newfoundland's official bird
- Newfoundland's bird
- Black-and-white seabird
- North Atlantic sea bird
- Diving bird
- Northern seabird with short neck and brightly coloured bill
- Seabird with a colourful bill
- Seabird (breathin' heavily?)
- Flier almost out of breath?
- Bird's taken in by brash advertisement
- Large-billed sea bird
- Seabird with parrot-like beak
- Advertise in flier
- North Atlantic seabird
- Sea parrot
- Northern seabird
- How it will take a breath before diving?
- Flier almost out of breath?
- Bird also called a "sea parrot"
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 28, 2026
- New York Times - June 05, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 12, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 11, 2017
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - June 05, 2017
- Guardian Quick - October 20, 2016
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - July 19, 2016
- Guardian Quick - February 27, 2016
- USA Today - November 30, 2015
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - June 28, 2015
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - May 01, 2015
- Guardian Quick - August 29, 2014
- Canadiana - June 02, 2014
- Canadiana - January 13, 2014
- Guardian Cryptic - October 28, 2013
- Washington Post - August 15, 2013
- Guardian Quick - May 23, 2011
- Universal - September 15, 2010
- Guardian Quick - July 07, 2010
- Netword - November 21, 2009
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - May 08, 2009
- Guardian Quick - October 07, 2008
- Guardian Cryptic - August 06, 2008
- New York Times - January 15, 2008