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

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FLEDGLING Young bird made escape, landing finally by heather (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 16, 2025
6% CHEEP Young bird's cry (5) The Telegraph Quick Aug 24, 2026
6% PIGEON Land bird (6) The Times Sunday Concise Jun 14, 2026
5% STARTLING Surprising bird protecting nest, finally (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 27, 2026
5% ALIT Landed (4) Universal Aug 25, 2026
5% CASECLOSED "And that's final!" (10) The Atlantic Aug 23, 2026
5% LAD Young Scot (3) New York Times Aug 23, 2026
5% LEAK Escape (of water) (4) Puzzler Backwords Aug 20, 2026
5% BOY Young fellow (3) Thomas Joseph Aug 20, 2026
5% CATS Musical Youth finally escaping from Jaws (4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 19, 2026

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