Bird by middle of night is breathing heavily Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Bird by middle of night is breathing heavily featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on February 17, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PUFFING.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PUFFING Bird by middle of night is breathing heavily (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 17, 2026
4% PANT Breathe heavily (4)
3% INSOMNIA Middle-of-the-night woe (8) New York Times Feb 15, 2026
3% TOPE Drink heavily (4) Puzzler Backwords Feb 2, 2026
3% TROD Walked heavily (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 26, 2026
3% ROC Giant bird in The Arabian Nights (3) Puzzler Backwords Jan 19, 2026
3% POUR Rain heavily (4) USA Today Jan 12, 2026
3% PLOP Fall heavily (4) Wall Street Journal Jan 10, 2026
3% OWL Hooting night bird (3)
3% PUFFIN Bird gaspin' for breath (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 27, 2025

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