Resident of nest, fly off graceful animal (8) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Resident of nest, fly off graceful animal (8) last seen in Guardian Cryptic puzzle. 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 ANTELOPE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ANTELOPE Resident of nest, fly off graceful animal (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 25, 2026
7% HORNET Resident of a papery nest (6) Wall Street Journal Jul 14, 2026
6% BAT Small flying animal (3) Puzzler Backwords Oct 6, 2026
6% GOBERSERK Fly off the handle (9) New York Times Aug 13, 2026
5% ALIVE Animate or animated (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 6, 2026
5% HEROINE Grace Darling, e.g. (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 6, 2026
5% LAND Crow's-nest cry (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 3, 2026
5% HEN Bird in the nest (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Oct 3, 2026
5% IRA Nest egg letters (3) LA Times Daily Sep 30, 2026
5% KINDLY With good grace (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 29, 2026

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