Bird of prey heading off hunting dog Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Bird of prey heading off hunting dog last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EAGLE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EAGLE Bird of prey heading off hunting dog (5) The Telegraph Cryptic May 26, 2018
4% HOUND Hunting dog (5) Thomas Joseph Sep 10, 2025
3% TALON Bird of prey's claw (5) The Times Concise Oct 6, 2025
3% OSPREY Bird of prey (6) (6) Puzzler Oct 5, 2025
3% ROCS Enormous birds of prey of Middle-Eastern legend (4) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 5, 2025
3% AVERT Head off (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Oct 3, 2025
3% QUARRY Hunter's prey (6) The Times Concise Oct 3, 2025
3% KESTREL Small bird of prey (7) (7) Puzzler Sep 30, 2025
3% ARCHERS Sportsmen heading off demonstrators? (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 26, 2025
3% FLY Spider's prey (3) Universal Sep 23, 2025

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