Diving ducks
The crossword clue "Diving ducks" is answered by SMEWS, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SMEWS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SMEWS answer page.
Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 4 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.
- SCAUPS (3 uses in xd)
- SCOTERS (3 uses in xd)
- MERGANSERS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SMEWS
Every other clue in this collection answered by SMEWS, most used first.
- Mergansers - used 9 times, most recently in 2004
Related clues
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.
- Diving bird - GREBE, used 58 times
- Diving birds - LOONS, used 52 times
- Diving gear - SCUBA, used 28 times
- Pintail ducks. - SMEES, used 24 times
- Diving acronym - SCUBA, used 23 times
- Dabbling ducks - TEALS, used 20 times
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