"The Mighty ___," sports film where Emilio Estevez tells his team, "A team is something you belong to ... something you have to earn." |
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Evades quacking birds (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
01 Aug 2025 |
Oo! They do look happy in the water! (5) |
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Birds of the Anatidae family, with webbed feet and short, flattened bills (5) |
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Loves making love? |
The Sun Two Speed |
06 Jul 2025 |
Avoids |
The Sun Two Speed |
06 Jul 2025 |
'___ and drakes' (5) |
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Stoops for the birds (5) |
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Birds of the Anatidae family with short legs, webbed feet, and long, flattened bills (5) |
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Quacking birds |
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Wolf, geese or _ (5) |
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Cricketers try to avoid these skirts |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
18 Mar 2025 |
Mallards and mergansers, for example |
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Dodges |
LA Times Daily |
05 Mar 2025 |
They're amphibious, sweetie (5) |
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Love note is rubbish? Don't start that! |
The Times Sunday Cryptic |
02 Mar 2025 |
Bends the head quickly to avoid a blow (5) |
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Dear trousers (5) |
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Avoids things put in a row? (5) |
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Common water birds (5) |
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Donald and Daisy |
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Avoids being hit by diving fliers (5) |
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Waterbirds which have broad blunt bills (5) |
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Rubber toys used frequently on "Taskmaster" |
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Crouches quickly (5) |
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They have no defence when sitting (5) |
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Bobs down (5) |
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Avoids sporting failures (5) |
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Titular birds in Kate Beaton's 2022 graphic memoir |
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Waterfowl whose species include the garganey, pochard, scaup etc. (5) |
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"The Mighty ___," sports comedy-drama starring Emilio Estevez that released in the UK as "Champions" |
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Avoid small birds |
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Donald and Daisy are Disney cartoon ones (5) |
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Mallards |
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Avoid first of scary birds (5) |
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Dodges the birds (5) |
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'70s pub rockers _ _ _ _ Deluxe, out of which came The Motors (5) |
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Birdies, not scoring (5) |
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"The Mighty ___," sports comedy-drama starring Emilio Estevez that released in the UK as "Champions" |
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They may finish up in the soup, dear (5) |
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Stoops to avoid something |
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No scoring? That's for the birds! (5) |
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What you cast your bread upon the waters for, love (5) |
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Drake's favourites don't score with us! |
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Anaheim NHL team |
Thomas Joseph |
08 Jan 2024 |
- and drakes; outdoor game or pastime where the object is to skim a stone across the surface of water as many times as possible before it sinks (5) |
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River quackers |
LA Times Mini |
28 Dec 2023 |
Avoids low scores |
The Times Cryptic |
04 Jul 2023 |
Avoids a fastball, say |
New York Times |
11 May 2023 |
Web-footed swimming birds |
Irish Times Simplex |
17 Jun 2022 |
Love starter of salad and dips |
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A brace of _____ |
Canadiana |
24 Jan 2022 |
A brace of ______ |
Canadiana |
01 Nov 2021 |
Avoids |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Sep 2021 |
Avoids a dodgeball |
Universal |
16 Aug 2021 |
… coarse garments, luvvie, such as 2 go after? |
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Avoids a punch, perhaps |
Universal |
06 Apr 2021 |
You may feed them bread crumbs |
Universal |
05 Feb 2021 |
Mallards and such |
USA Today |
15 Sep 2020 |
Marsh residents |
Thomas Joseph |
05 Aug 2020 |
Loves making love? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
16 May 2020 |
Mallards, for example |
The Telegraph Quick |
03 May 2020 |
Pond swimmers |
Thomas Joseph |
03 Dec 2019 |
Teals and mallards |
New York Times |
17 Dec 2018 |
Hook's Darling? |
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Manages to avoid |
New York Times |
23 Jun 2018 |
Love love love? |
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They're often seen swimming as a pair in a pool |
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Zero scores; birds |
The Times Concise |
05 Mar 2018 |
Evades quacking birds |
The Sun Two Speed |
20 Feb 2018 |
Water-birds |
The Sun Two Speed |
20 Feb 2018 |
Manages to avoid |
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Teals and mallards |
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Avoids those with bills up front |
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Birds that waddle |
New York Times |
04 Sep 2017 |
Pond denizens |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 Aug 2017 |
Water birds |
The Times Concise |
27 Apr 2017 |
Birds that waddle |
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Stoops suddenly |
Newsday |
25 Dec 2016 |
Darling gets bypass twice |
Irish Times Crosaire |
15 Dec 2016 |
Shooting gallery targets |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Aug 2016 |
2-2, in Texas hold 'em |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Apr 2016 |
Avoids birds |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
12 Jan 2016 |
Moves quickly to avoid waterbirds |
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University of Oregon team |
New York Times |
26 Feb 2015 |
University of Oregon team |
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Lowers oneself for safety's sake |
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They wear down |
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Stoops suddenly |
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What you can give a bunch of for $20 |
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Waterfowl whose young inspired this puzzle's theme |
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Huey, Dewey, and Louie, e.g. |
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Waterfowl whose young inspired this puzzle's theme |
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Avoids |
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Teals and mallards |
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Teals and mallards |
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Sidesteps |
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Avoids a blow, in a way |
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Avoids a blow, in a way |
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Gets out of |
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Avoids a beanball |
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Shooting-gallery birds |
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Steers clear of |
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Drakes' companions |
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Darling: Brit. slang. |
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White trousers of heavy cotton cloth. |
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Canvasbacks. |
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Shovelers. |
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Greenwings or goldeneyes. |
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Smee and smew. |
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