Returning mate slightly wounds birds (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LAPWINGS Returning mate slightly wounds birds (8) (8)
3% ATAD Slightly (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 3, 2026
3% PALS Mates (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 21, 2025
3% PAL Mate (3) New York Times Dec 4, 2025
2% SCAR Emotional wound (4) LA Times Daily Jan 12, 2026
2% SCAB Crust on a wound (4) Puzzler Backwords Jan 12, 2026
2% TINTED Slightly colored (6) Premier Sunday Jan 11, 2026
2% HEAL "Time will ___ all wounds" (4)
2% RAM Ewe's mate (3)
2% ADJUST Alter slightly (6) (6) Puzzler Jan 4, 2026
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