River bird catches swallow Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue River bird catches swallow (5,4) 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is GREATOUSE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GREATOUSE River bird catches swallow (5,4) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 5, 2025
3% THRUSH Worth rushing to catch bird? (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Dec 6, 2025
3% HEAR Catch (4) LA Times Daily Dec 5, 2025
3% HITCH Catch (5) LA Times Daily Dec 5, 2025
3% NET Catch (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 4, 2025
3% GET Catch on to (3) Premier Sunday Nov 23, 2025
3% DIPPER River bird; ripped (anag.) (6) The Telegraph Quick Nov 19, 2025
3% REGRET River bird's compunction (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Nov 19, 2025
3% ADAGE "The early bird catches the worm", e.g. (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 10, 2025
3% DETECT Catch (6) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 9, 2025

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