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

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Large flightless bird's catching rook and other creatures last seen in Telegraph 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LEMURS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LEMURS Large flightless bird's catching rook and other creatures (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 23, 2024
8% RHEAS Large flightless birds (5) New York Times Jan 25, 2026
8% EMU Large flightless bird (3)
7% EMUS Flightless birds (4) Commuter Jan 26, 2026
7% WREN Rook eaten by large city bird (4) (4) The Sun Two Speed Jan 5, 2026
7% RHEA Flightless bird (4) The Telegraph Quick Nov 27, 2025
6% KIWI Flightless New Zealand bird (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 26, 2026
6% EARLY Like the bird that catches the worm? (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jan 23, 2026
6% PEWEE Small fly-catching bird (5) The Washington Post Mini Jan 20, 2026
6% EAGLE Large bird of prey (5) Puzzler Backwords Jan 5, 2026

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