Flightless Aussie runner — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the January 27 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
EMU
3 letters
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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
Fast, flightless Aussie bird
EMU
3
Just a little bit (rhymes with "mad")
TAD
3
Big ___ Wolf, fairy tale villain
BAD
3
Someone who is untidy and messy (anagram of "lobs")
SLOB
4
Grand ___ Opry, Tennessee
OLE
3
Flowy part of Superman's attire
CAPE
4
Fabric-coloring agents
DYES
4
Direction opposite to "ENE," in an atlas: Abbr.
WSW
3
Length times width, for a rectangle
AREA
4
___-Mart Stores, Inc. (former name for a popular retail store)
WAL
3
Need speed? Head to Monte Carlo in June 2026 for the Monaco ___ Prix, where F1 cars speed through city streets on the French Riviera
GRAND
5
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