They give a hoot
The crossword clue "They give a hoot" is answered by OWLS, a 4-letter entry. Used 31 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1984. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus.
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4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OWLS answer page.
Used 31 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1984. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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- CARERS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for OWLS
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- Nocturnal birds - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
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- Give off, as light - EMIT, used 122 times
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