Young bird made escape, landing finally by heather (9) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Young bird made escape, landing finally by heather (9) 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 FLEDGLING.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FLEDGLING Young bird made escape, landing finally by heather (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 16, 2025
6% EAGLET Young bird of prey (6) LA Times Daily Oct 13, 2025
6% ALIT Made a landing (4) Newsday Sep 17, 2025
5% HOUDINI Famed escape artist (7) Eugene Sheffer Oct 17, 2025
5% REGRET Remorse from mariner finally with bird (6) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 16, 2025
5% END Finale (3) Universal Oct 15, 2025
5% ATLAST "Finally!" (6) Eugene Sheffer Oct 14, 2025
5% LAM On the -- (escaping) (3) Premier Sunday Oct 12, 2025
5% KITS Young foxes (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 7, 2025
5% TOTS Young kids (4) Newsday Oct 6, 2025

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