Diving bird
The crossword clue "Diving bird" is answered by AUK, a 3-letter entry. Used 105 times across 44 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 18 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 105 times across 44 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 18 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.
- MURRE (5 uses in xd)
Other clues for AUK
Every other clue in this collection answered by AUK, most used first.
- Arctic bird - used 45 times, most recently in 2025
- Diving seabird - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Razor-billed bird - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
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