Arctic bird
The crossword clue "Arctic bird" is answered by AUK, a 3-letter entry. Used 45 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
AUK
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AUK answer page.
Used 45 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- SKUA (10 uses in xd)
- PUFFIN (2 uses in xd)
- SNOWGOOSE (2 uses in xd)
- BRANT (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for AUK
Every other clue in this collection answered by AUK, most used first.
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- Diving seabird - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Razor-billed bird - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
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