Like a proverbial "nest" once the kids go to college Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Like a proverbial "nest" once the kids go to college last seen in New York Times Mini 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 EMPTY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EMPTY Like a proverbial "nest" once the kids go to college (5) New York Times Mini Jul 4, 2024
6% POOR Like a church mouse, proverbially (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 24, 2025
6% EMPTYNEST What's left when kids go to college (9) Universal Dec 11, 2025
5% MANYATRUEWORD Proverbially, ____ is spoken in jest (13) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 11, 2026
5% HOME Proverbially where the heart is (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 11, 2026
5% LESS What's more, proverbially and paradoxically (4) Universal Jan 11, 2026
5% ONCD Like many audiobooks, once (4) LA Times Daily Jan 8, 2026
5% EVER Not once going topless under any circumstances (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 5, 2026
5% SHALLOW Like the kid-friendly part of a pool (7) USA Today Jan 2, 2026
5% AERIE Eagle's nest (5) Universal Jan 1, 2026

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