Big Australian birdie that can't fly — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the October 21 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
EMU
3 letters
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Fast Australian bird
EMU
3
Ostrich's cousin Down Under
EMU
3
Layer of dark-green eggs
EMU
3
Flightless Australian bird that can grow up to two meters tall
EMU
3
Layer of dark-green eggs
EMU
3
Flightless bird from Down Under
EMU
3
Layer of dark-green eggs
EMU
3
Fast, feathered, and flightless Australian
EMU
3
Large flightless Aussie bird
EMU
3
Second-tallest bird in the world
EMU
3
Australian flightless bird
EMU
3
Bird on the Australian coat of arms
EMU
3
What a cigarette leaves behind
ASH
3
Soap unit
BAR
3
Cold cabbage side dish
SLAW
4
Edgar Allan ___, author of "The Black Cat"
POE
3
Fine-tune a skill (rhymes with "bone")
HONE
4
"For Your ___ Only," James Bond movie
EYES
4
Fireplace wood chunk
LOG
3
Tooth part that holds it in place
ROOT
4
"Rich Dad ___ Dad," book by Robert Kiyosaki
POOR
4
"Game, ___, match"
SET
3
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