A climbing bird, typically with brightly-coloured plumage and a strong chisel-like bill, with which it bores into trees (10) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WOODPECKER A climbing bird, typically with brightly-coloured plumage and a strong chisel-like bill, with which it bores into trees (10) (10)
5% CACAO Old Bill repeatedly climbing tree (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 12, 2026
5% WAXBILL Brightly-coloured, Old World, finch-like songbird with a red bill (7) (7) Mirror Quiz Nov 11, 2026
5% PUFFIN Northern diving bird with a brightly-coloured, vertically-flattened bill (6) (6) Mirror Quiz Oct 25, 2026
5% STORK Large wading bird typically with a black and white plumage (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Oct 6, 2026
4% ASCENTS Climbs (7) Wall Street Journal Nov 9, 2026
4% COLORCODED Like threat advisories, typically (10) New York Times Nov 8, 2026
4% ASCEND Climb (6) The Telegraph Quick Nov 5, 2026
4% IBIS Long-billed wading bird (4) Puzzler Backwords Nov 4, 2026
4% ASCENT Climb (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 4, 2026
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