Game bird that makes us shrink back with fear Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Game bird that makes us shrink back with fear last seen in Times 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 QUAIL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% QUAIL Game bird that makes us shrink back with fear (5) The Times Cryptic May 26, 2022
4% RECOIL Shrink in fear (6) Eugene Sheffer Jul 18, 2025
3% GEESE Back in hide, see game birds (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 1, 2025
3% LEST For fear that (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 30, 2025
3% PHEASANT Game bird (8) (8) Mirror Classic Aug 25, 2025
3% GROUSE Game bird (6) (6) Mirror Quick Aug 17, 2025
3% REDGROUSE Moorland game bird (9) The Times Concise Aug 9, 2025
3% URIE Michael of "Shrinking" (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 7, 2025
3% ANGRY "___ Birds" (mobile game) (5) Universal Aug 3, 2025
3% FLINCH Shrink back or recoil in fear while watching a suspense-filled scene in a horror movie (6)

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