Bird that forages on the ground, despite its name Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TREESPARROW Bird that forages on the ground, despite its name (11) Wall Street Journal Jan 17, 2024
7% GINGERALE Despite its name, it's not alcoholic (9) New York Times Nov 14, 2025
6% GREATDANE *Canine that originated in Germany, despite its name (9) Universal Sep 8, 2025
6% ROSE White Zinfandel, e.g., despite its name (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 5, 2025
5% CAUSE Grounds (5) New York Times Dec 12, 2025
5% STONECURLEW Bird of dry open ground that shares part of its name with a long-billed wader (11) The Times Specialist Dec 1, 2025
5% STARLING Name fish and bird (8) (8) The Sun Two Speed Nov 28, 2025
5% CANARY Bird named for islands named for dogs (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 25, 2025
5% THOUGH Despite the fact that (6) The Times Concise Nov 17, 2025
5% ANDYET "Despite it all ..." (6) New York Times Mini Nov 15, 2025

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