Quacking waterbird — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the November 2 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
DUCK
4 letters
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Cricket term that shares its name with a common river-wading bird, which refers to a batsman's dismissal with a score of "zero"
DUCK
4
"Mind your head!"
DUCK
4
Web-footed quacking bird ... or a verb that means to quickly lower your head to avoid getting hit by something
DUCK
4
Web-footed water bird that makes waves as the mascot for Anaheim's NHL team
DUCK
4
Word repeated before "goose" to make a classic circle game where one taps heads and then runs to avoid getting caught
DUCK
4
Donald or Daffy of cartoons
DUCK
4
"Quacking" swimmer
DUCK
4
*Lame ___ (unsuccessful endeavor)
DUCK
4
Daffy ___, animated black-and-yellow bird seen in "Looney Tunes" who had human-like traits
DUCK
4
Quacking bird whose scientific name is Anatidae anseriformes
DUCK
4
Stomach muscles, for short
ABS
3
Bottle's lid
CAP
3
Prefix with "night" to mean 12 a.m.
MID
3
"Mind, body and ___"
SOUL
4
Boot's bottom
SOLE
4
Australian flightless bird
EMU
3
Leo Tolstoy's "___ Karenina"
ANNA
4
Leaning Tower of ___ (Italian landmark)
PISA
4
___ and cheese pasta
MAC
3
Knitter's ball
YARN
4
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