Mother only holds bird Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Mother only holds bird featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on August 17, 2026. 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 HERON.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HERON Mother only holds bird (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 17, 2026
3% SEC "Hold on a ____!" (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 15, 2026
3% SOLE Only (4) USA Today Quick Aug 10, 2026
3% RETAIN Hold on to (6) USA Today Aug 7, 2026
3% AMO "Hold on ____" (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 5, 2026
3% INASEC "Hold on!" (6) USA Today Jul 30, 2026
3% STOP Hold it! (4) The Telegraph Mini Jul 27, 2026
3% KEEPS Holds (5) The Telegraph Mini Jul 23, 2026
3% PAIR Hold 'em holding (4) Wall Street Journal Jul 1, 2026
3% NELSON Flannels only partially hold (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed May 24, 2026

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