Proverbial avian who catches the worm (5,4) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EARLYBIRD Proverbial avian who catches the worm (5,4) (9)
7% EARLY Like the bird that catches the worm? (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jan 23, 2026
6% BAIT Worms, for a fisherman (4)
6% EMU Avian Australian (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 11, 2026
6% ADAGE "The early bird catches the worm", e.g. (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 10, 2025
6% GOTUPEARLY Arose to catch the proverbial worm (10) LA Times Daily Feb 10, 2021
5% SEABASS "Chilean" catch (7) Universal Feb 16, 2026
5% NABS Catches (4) New York Times Feb 13, 2026
5% SCROD Provincetown catch (5) New York Times Feb 13, 2026
5% DESCRY Catch sight of (6) Eugene Sheffer Feb 12, 2026
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