Outback runner
The crossword clue "Outback runner" is answered by EMU, a 3-letter entry. Used 84 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
EMU
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EMU answer page.
Used 84 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for EMU
Every other clue in this pilot answered by EMU, most used first.
- Outback bird - used 240 times, most recently in 2026
- Flightless bird - used 215 times, most recently in 2026
- Big bird - used 212 times, most recently in 2026
- Australian bird - used 134 times, most recently in 2026
- Ostrich's cousin - used 128 times, most recently in 2022
- Aussie bird - used 90 times, most recently in 2026
- Ostrich's kin - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Before - ERE, used 733 times
- Greek vowel - ETA, used 549 times
- Superlative suffix - EST, used 521 times
- Mess up - ERR, used 508 times
- Work unit - ERG, used 488 times
- Dawn goddess - EOS, used 446 times
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