Bird to rue, but not at first Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Bird to rue, but not at first (5) last seen in Puzzler 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 EGRET.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EGRET Bird to rue, but not at first (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 23, 2025
8% UTERI Wombs; rue it (anag.) (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jan 4, 2026
8% TITLED Called bird came first (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 16, 2025
8% BEAGLE Breed's first bird dog (6) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 11, 2025
8% REGRET Rue (6) (6) Mirror Classic Nov 28, 2025
7% WREN Bird whose first letter is silent (4) Universal Jan 9, 2026
7% CROWN Invest in bird nest at first (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Nov 20, 2025
7% BARRIER Black bird first to leave fence (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 11, 2025
6% BITTERN Bird pecked another bird (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 9, 2026
6% MYNAH Talking bird (5) Eugene Sheffer Jan 9, 2026

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