Old sailors often held up bird Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Old sailors often held up bird . 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 ORTOLAN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ORTOLAN Old sailors often held up bird (7)
7% SLOWED Held up (6) Newsday Jan 17, 2026
7% ATSEA Adrift, as sailor often is (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 8, 2025
6% BACON Sailor turned up with con artist (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 10, 2026
6% ROC Old bird's egg in church (3) (3) Puzzler Cryptic Feb 8, 2026
6% TAR Sailor (3) The Telegraph Quick Feb 3, 2026
6% LED Held the reins (3) New York Times Jan 19, 2026
6% SALT Sailor (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 7, 2026
6% ATITAGAIN Up to one's old tricks (9) Universal Jan 4, 2026
6% KEPT Held on to (4) Universal Dec 28, 2025
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