Butterfly -- something flying up, keeping very quiet Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Butterfly -- something flying up, keeping very quiet 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SKIPPER.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SKIPPER Butterfly -- something flying up, keeping very quiet (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 15, 2017
6% PUPAE Butterflies-to-be (5) Newsday Jan 15, 2026
6% SPIN Propaganda something wicked? Must keep quiet (4) The Times Cryptic Jan 13, 2026
6% RADAR Something to "fly under" (5) USA Today Dec 27, 2025
6% SOP Very quiet concession (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 22, 2025
5% CALMED Quieted (6) Commuter Jan 30, 2026
5% TABS Keep ___ on (4) New York Times Jan 28, 2026
5% IMAGO Adult butterfly (5) Puzzler Backwords Jan 26, 2026
5% SHUSH "Be quiet!" (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 26, 2026
5% SHH "Be quiet!" (3) Commuter Jan 23, 2026

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