"Brood parasite", named after its characteristic call (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CUCKOO "Brood parasite", named after its characteristic call (6) (6)
6% LEECH Parasite (5) The Times Sunday Concise Oct 5, 2025
6% MOPE Brood (4) LA Times Daily Sep 11, 2025
5% ECTO Prefix for morph or parasite (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 15, 2025
5% OLIVE Homer called its oil "liquid gold" (5) New York Times Mini Oct 12, 2025
5% VTEN Powerful engine named for its shape (4) LA Times Daily Oct 12, 2025
5% ODIN Brooding about god (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Oct 12, 2025
5% LOUSE Head-parasite (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 7, 2025
5% REDHAIR Ginger characteristic (7) Wall Street Journal Oct 1, 2025
5% ALIAS Name after aka (5) Universal Oct 1, 2025
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