Tough bird with clipped wings back from vet Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Tough bird with clipped wings back from vet featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on April 16, 2026. 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STRICT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STRICT Tough bird with clipped wings back from vet (6) The Times Cryptic Apr 16, 2026
3% JAY Blue-winged bird (3) New York Times Midi Apr 13, 2026
3% FLAPPY Like bird wings (6) Wall Street Journal Apr 6, 2026
3% TIE Clip-on ___ (3)
2% SWIFT Common -, medium-sized bird that sleeps on the wing (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Apr 14, 2026
2% BARRETTE Hair clip (8) LA Times Daily Apr 5, 2026
2% EROS Winged archer (4) LA Times Daily Apr 5, 2026
2% TIEBAR Clip for neckwear (6) USA Today Apr 2, 2026
2% FLEW Took wing (4) Thomas Joseph Apr 1, 2026
2% TRIM Clip neatly (4) (4) Puzzler Mar 31, 2026

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