Small falcon that hovers against the wind (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Small falcon that hovers against the wind (7) featured in Mirror Quiz puzzle on November 9, 2025. 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 KESTREL.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KESTREL Small falcon that hovers against the wind (7) (7) Mirror Quiz Nov 9, 2025
10% KESTRELS Falcons which hunt by hovering against the wind (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 26, 2025
6% LOOM Hover ominously (4) USA Today Sep 16, 2025
5% ERROL *"The Maltese Falcon" actor Peter (5) Universal Nov 7, 2025
5% ABUT Be up against (4) LA Times Daily Nov 7, 2025
5% VERSUS Against (6) The Telegraph Quick Nov 6, 2025
5% OBOE Tubular wind (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 6, 2025
5% OBOES Wind instruments (5) Commuter Oct 29, 2025
5% DEFY Go against (4) USA Today Oct 28, 2025
5% FACING Up against (6) USA Today Oct 25, 2025

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