Web-footed water bird that makes waves as the mascot for Anaheim's NHL team — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the August 12 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
DUCK
4 letters
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Where this clue appears
August 12 2025
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword August 12 2025
DUCK
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
Quacking waterbird
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
Quacking waterbird
DUCK
4
Knight's title of respect
SIR
3
Up to ___ (adequate)
PAR
3
Legal drama series "___ & Order"
LAW
3
Make a modification to a document, say
EDIT
4
"Fit ___ fiddle": 2 wds.
ASA
3
Tuna from Hawaii
AHI
3
Root ___ (dental procedure)
CANAL
5
Actress Tyler of "Armageddon" whose name can be found at the start of "lively"
LIV
3
Piece of firewood
LOG
3
Singer Christie of "Lightning Strikes"
LOU
3
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