(& 24-down) Bird's action of using dry earth to clean its feathers (4,4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DUST (& 24-down) Bird's action of using dry earth to clean its feathers (4,4) (4)
65% OFA Birds-feather connector (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 31, 2025
59% WET With 24-Down, moist towelette (3) Premier Sunday Feb 1, 2026
59% PEACOCK Male bird with extravagant tail feathers (7) The Times Concise Jan 26, 2026
59% EYEEXAM Test taken at the 24-Down (7) New York Times Jan 19, 2026
59% CRESTED (Of birds) with a tuft on feathers on the head (7) (7) Puzzler Jan 16, 2026
59% BALD Initially bird always lies down without feathers (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 1, 2026
59% ALIT Came down to earth (4) LA Times Daily Dec 21, 2025
59% TAIL Bird's train of feathers (4) (4) Puzzler Dec 19, 2025
59% WINGTIP Extremity of a bird's flight feathers (7) The Times Concise Dec 11, 2025
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