Crossword answer
CURLEW
6 letters · Used for 9 different clues · 11 appearances · Last seen Evening Standard, December 4, 2025
Letter pattern
CURLEW
Clues that lead to CURLEW
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
A bird dog by name6Evening StandardDec 4, 2025
Large shore bird6The IndependentDec 1, 2025
Snipe's cousin6NewsdayAug 3, 2025
Shore bird6Evening StandardAug 15, 2024
Scoundrel, endlessly lustful, has one crying plaintively6The IndependentAug 2, 2024
Flier possibly cruel at the Western Front6Evening StandardJan 17, 2024
Wading bird6Evening StandardOct 3, 2023
Bird6Evening StandardJun 10, 2021
Dog name for a bird6Evening StandardDec 10, 2019
About CURLEW in crosswords
CURLEW is a 6-letter answer that has appeared 11 times in our database across 9 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “A bird dog by name” in the Evening Standard crossword on December 4, 2025.
Other 6-letter answers
OXYGENElement in water
HERALDProclaim (6)
PACIFYMollify
GETMADSteam
SHOVELSnow-removal tool
OILRIGKit for obtaining fossil fuel (3,3)
MARACAInstrument associated with beans and salsa?
SIRIUS___ Black (Harry Potter) – Dog Star (6)
STAPESSmall strips in small bone (6)
DEPARTGo and tread unwarily around the pierhead
FASTERQuicker to make a fatheaded bloomer
ARARATTurkish peak
BEHEADDecapitate
FLIGHTPlane journey
Every appearance of CURLEW (11)
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Dec 4, 2025
A bird dog by name · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Dec 1, 2025
Large shore bird · The Independent · 1 Down
Aug 3, 2025
Snipe's cousin · Newsday · Across
Aug 15, 2024
Shore bird · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Aug 2, 2024
Scoundrel, endlessly lustful, has one crying plaintively · The Independent · 18 Across
Jan 17, 2024
Flier possibly cruel at the Western Front · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Oct 3, 2023
Wading bird · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Jun 10, 2021
Bird · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Jun 25, 2020
A bird dog by name · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Dec 10, 2019
Dog name for a bird · Evening Standard · 2 Down
May 14, 2018
Shore bird · Evening Standard · 19 Across