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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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% HER Old what's-___-name (3)
6% SANG Named names (4) New York Times May 3, 2026
6% PUMA Cougar's other name (4) Puzzler Backwords Apr 28, 2026
5% POTOROO Small marsupial whose name is spelled using only the letters of TROP (7) New York Times Jun 5, 2026
5% HEIR Will name (4) Thomas Joseph Jun 3, 2026
5% OUSELS Birds similar to blackbirds; louses (anag.) (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 2, 2026
5% NEE Formerly named (3) Universal May 30, 2026
5% BIC Pen name (3) Wall Street Journal May 30, 2026
5% IMAN One-named supermodel (4) Eugene Sheffer May 28, 2026

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