Birds that can't walk backwards, unlike ostriches Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EMUS Birds that can't walk backwards, unlike ostriches (4) USA Today Mar 12, 2023
66% EMU Ostrich kin (3) LA Times Daily Jan 11, 2026
66% RHEA Ostrich kin (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 7, 2026
66% TOA ___ T (3) New York Times Dec 20, 2025
66% BIRDEGG The ostrich's is the largest (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 12, 2025
66% NOSE It can run but not walk (4) USA Today Oct 14, 2025
63% REVERSED Went backwards (8) The Telegraph Quick Jan 13, 2026
63% BIGIF "That's a ___!" ("Seems unlikely!") (5) New York Times Mini Jan 6, 2026
63% EEW "Wee" backward? (3)
63% MODEST Unlikely to boast (6) Universal Dec 10, 2025

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