Common name for Pterolidae, ground-dwelling birds related to pigeons, mostly found in arid areas Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Common name for Pterolidae, ground-dwelling birds related to pigeons, mostly found in arid areas last seen in Times Specialist Sunday 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SANDGROUSE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SANDGROUSE Common name for Pterolidae, ground-dwelling birds related to pigeons, mostly found in arid areas (10) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 15, 2019
4% AVIAN Bird-related (5) Newsday Oct 28, 2025
4% SONIA Name related to Sophie (5) Newsday Oct 25, 2025
4% DRYNESS Arid state (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 22, 2025
4% RAVEN Bird related to the rook (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 14, 2025
4% GODRY Become arid (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 11, 2025
4% LUNA Moon-related name (4) Universal Oct 10, 2025
4% SPARS Boxes mostly thin on the ground (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Oct 9, 2025
4% SCRUB Arid area with bushes (5) (5) Mirror Classic Oct 7, 2025
4% ELM Common street name (3) New York Times Sep 25, 2025

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