Predatory bird
The crossword clue "Predatory bird" is answered by RAPTOR, a 6-letter entry. Used 12 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
RAPTOR
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RAPTOR answer page.
Used 12 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 5 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.
- SHRIKE (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for RAPTOR
Every other clue in this collection answered by RAPTOR, most used first.
- Bird of prey - used 21 times, most recently in 2022
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