Old plane nearly late — the cause of serious bird strike? Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Old plane nearly late — the cause of serious bird strike? . 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BUSTARD.

Love the NYT Mini? Try our Mini.

Fresh puzzles every day, no paywall.

See results below advertisement

Crossword Answer For Old plane nearly late — the cause of serious bird strike? :

You can click on thetiles to reveal letter by letter before uncovering the full solution.

advertisement

40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BUSTARD Old plane nearly late — the cause of serious bird strike? (7)
6% DELAY Cause to be late (5) Newsday Aug 19, 2025
5% ALMOST Nearly (6) The Times Concise Oct 9, 2025
5% GAMECHANGERS Causes of serious paradigm shifts (12) Eugene Sheffer Sep 22, 2025
5% DRAT Rising late, nearly curses (4) The Times Cryptic Aug 25, 2025
5% SST Old Concorde plane (3)
5% GRAVE Serious place to be late (5) (5)
4% ARE "__ you serious?" (3) Commuter Oct 17, 2025
4% TAP Strike gently (3) Premier Sunday Oct 12, 2025
4% DRAMA Serious play (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 8, 2025
Old plane nearly late — the cause of serious bird strike?  Crossword Clue
Stay up-to-date with our updates!
Explore your favorite daily puzzles and get quick tips, find missing answers to complete your crossword.
CW alt logo

Fresh Clues From Recent Puzzles

Your Crossword Clues FAQ Guide

We found 40 solutions for Old plane nearly late — the cause of serious bird strike? . The top solutions are determined by popularity, ratings and frequency of searches. The most likely answer for the clue is BUSTARD.

With crossword-solver.io you will find 40 solutions. We use historic puzzles to find the best matches for your question. We add many new clues on a daily basis.

With our crossword solver search engine you have access to over 7 million clues. You can narrow down the possible answers by specifying the number of letters it contains. We found more than 40 answers for Old plane nearly late — the cause of serious bird strike? .