In one of two spellings, an old name for a blackbird, still used in names of other birds Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue In one of two spellings, an old name for a blackbird, still used in names of other birds 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OUSEL.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OUSEL In one of two spellings, an old name for a blackbird, still used in names of other birds (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Sep 5, 2021
6% ARI Name that's another name spelled backwards (3) The Atlantic Sep 4, 2026
6% PAPA Dad's other name (4)
6% EDO Tokyo's old name (3) Thomas Joseph Aug 10, 2026
6% SANG Named names (4) New York Times Aug 9, 2026
6% ROBIN Bird or boy's name (5) Puzzler Backwords Aug 3, 2026
5% ENA Name part of middle name (3) The Times Cryptic Sep 15, 2026
5% ERIN Name for Ireland (4) Commuter Sep 11, 2026
5% PIUS Name used by twelve popes (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 10, 2026
5% NENE Hawaiian bird with a reduplicative name (4) New York Times Sep 8, 2026

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