Bird that may be "scared" away — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the June 26 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
CROW
4 letters
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Black bird known for its intelligence that has been seen bending wire into hooks and making tools to retrieve food from tight spaces
CROW
4
Black bird known for its intelligence that has been seen bending wire into hooks and making tools to retrieve food from tight spaces
CROW
4
Cawing black bird
CROW
4
Cawing bird
CROW
4
Cawing black bird
CROW
4
Caw-ing nest builder
CROW
4
Sheryl ___, "All I Wanna Do" singer who has a "bird-y" name
CROW
4
Cawing bird
CROW
4
Bird that's "scared" away by farmers
CROW
4
Cawing bird
CROW
4
Cawing bird
CROW
4
Cuckoo's lookalike
CROW
4
Mouse catcher
TRAP
4
___ and greet
MEET
4
Line of theater seats
ROW
3
"You can run, but you can't ___ ..." (villain's line, often)
HIDE
4
Prefix with "plane"
AERO
4
"Honest" Presidential nickname
ABE
3
Jedi Master who said "Do or do not, there is no try"
YODA
4
Did a few laps in the pool
SWAM
4
Destroy, as a balloon
POP
3
Acrobat's lifesaver, at a circus
NET
3
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