New thick cover seen all over nestling bird (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue New thick cover seen all over nestling bird (8) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on January 16, 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NUTHATCH.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NUTHATCH New thick cover seen all over nestling bird (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 16, 2026
6% IVE "Now ___ seen it all!" (3)
6% ONIT "All over that" (4) LA Times Daily Dec 18, 2025
5% SHED Leave fur all over (4) Universal Jan 15, 2026
5% ROPE Thick cord (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 15, 2026
5% AMID In the thick of (4) LA Times Daily Jan 14, 2026
5% SLAB Thick hunk (4) Commuter Jan 12, 2026
5% STUBBY Short and thick (6) Commuter Jan 5, 2026
5% LIDO Cover over open-air swimming-pool (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 2, 2026
5% BILLIARDS Game bird is all dressed (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 1, 2026

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