| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Crested (of birds) | ||
| ___ titmouse | ||
| What sounds like thug, unruly youth with a quiff? | ||
| Caught hard old hooligan sporting a goatee? | ||
| A — duck has a long black crest | The Times Concise | 02 Jun 2021 |
| Sporting a feathery crest | New York Times | 02 Dec 2018 |
| Bunched, as feathers | Universal | 25 Nov 2018 |
| Like a lynx's ears | USA Today | 24 Aug 2018 |
| Bunched, as feathers | ||
| Like a lynx's ears | ||
| Sporting a feathery crest | ||
| Like some titmice | Wall Street Journal | 10 Jun 2017 |
| Like many a chesterfield sofa | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 24 Jun 2016 |
| Like many a chesterfield sofa | ||
| Like some titmice | New York Times | 29 Mar 2015 |
| Like short-eared owls | USA Today | 23 Mar 2015 |
| Like some titmice | ||
| Like short-eared owls | ||
| Grown in dense clumps | ||
| Having a feathery crest | ||
| __ titmouse: songbird | ||
| __ titmouse: songbird | ||
| Sporting plumage | ||
| Having a goatee | ||
| Grown in dense clumps | ||
| Like some titmice | ||
| Kind of titmouse | ||
| Like short-eared owls | ||
| _____ titmouse | ||
| With grass clumps | ||
| Like a bird with a crest | ||
| With a crest | ||
| Having clusters. |