Tailless bird had, in short, to be a hoax (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CANARD Tailless bird had, in short, to be a hoax (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 7, 2025
7% BAM Hoax (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 16, 2025
7% SHAM Hoax (4) Newsday Nov 2, 2025
7% TITAN Giant bird - and tailless (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 9, 2025
6% PUTON A hoax (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 23, 2025
5% OOF "That had to hurt" (3) Commuter Dec 15, 2025
5% WEVE "___ been had!" (4) New York Times Dec 10, 2025
5% SENSED Had a hunch (6) Eugene Sheffer Dec 10, 2025
5% APP "Daily Themed Crossword" or "Angry Birds," e.g., for short (3)
5% IVE "-- had it!" (3) Thomas Joseph Dec 6, 2025

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