Grounded bird
The crossword clue "Grounded bird" is answered by EMU, a 3-letter entry. Used 36 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
EMU
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EMU answer page.
Used 36 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 12 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.
- EMEU (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for EMU
Every other clue in this collection answered by EMU, most used first.
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- Ostrich's cousin - used 128 times, most recently in 2022
- Aussie bird - used 90 times, most recently in 2026
- Outback runner - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
- Ostrich's kin - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
- Down Under bird - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
- Ostrich cousin - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
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- Ratite bird - used 33 times, most recently in 2017
- Running bird - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Flightless Australian bird - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Cassowary cousin - used 29 times, most recently in 2023
- Cassowary kin - used 29 times, most recently in 2022
- Fast-running bird - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
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Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
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- Bird: Prefix - AVI, used 52 times
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