'Grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt and ominous bird of yore' Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RAVEN 'Grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt and ominous bird of yore' (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 2, 2017
8% POESRAVEN "Grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt and ominous." (9)
4% EXECRABLE Ghastly (9) Puzzler Backwords Nov 29, 2025
4% REAPER The Grim __ (6) Commuter Oct 29, 2025
4% MACABRE Ghastly (7) The Telegraph Quick Sep 6, 2025
4% THERAVEN An "ominous bird of yore." (8)
3% REED ____ warbler, bird (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 27, 2025
3% AGO In days of yore (3)
3% TITS Little birds (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 24, 2025
3% MYNAS Loud birds (5) Commuter Nov 21, 2025

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