Bear in the air
The crossword clue "Bear in the air" is answered by URSA, a 4-letter entry. Used 64 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1979. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
URSA
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the URSA answer page.
Used 64 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1979. It appears in 16 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.
- URSAE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for URSA
Every other clue in this collection answered by URSA, most used first.
- ___ Major - used 248 times, most recently in 2026
- Celestial bear - used 201 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ Major (constellation) - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
- Bear in the sky - used 74 times, most recently in 2026
- Heavenly bear - used 70 times, most recently in 2021
- Sky bear - used 61 times, most recently in 2022
- Major in astronomy? - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
- Astronomical bear - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
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