Large flightless bird's catching rook and other creatures Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LEMURS Large flightless bird's catching rook and other creatures (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 23, 2024
8% EMU Large flightless bird (3)
7% EMUS Flightless birds (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 6, 2026
7% WREN Rook eaten by large city bird (4) (4) The Sun Two Speed Jan 5, 2026
7% RHEAS Flightless birds (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 20, 2025
7% RHEA Flightless bird (4) The Telegraph Quick Nov 27, 2025
6% EAGLE Large bird of prey (5) Puzzler Backwords Jan 5, 2026
6% PEWEES Fly-catching birds (6) Newsday Dec 28, 2025
6% BEMUSED Nonplussed seeing flightless birds in the hay (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 26, 2025
6% CROW Jackdaw and rook are species of this bird (4) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 14, 2025

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