Crossword answer
SKUA
4 letters · Used for 12 different clues · 19 appearances · Last seen The Guardian, September 21, 2026
Letter pattern
SKUA
Clues that lead to SKUA
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
One seabird; others returning (4)4The GuardianSep 21, 2026
Seabird a European country’s repulsed4The IndependentAug 21, 2026
Piratical seabird of Atlantic and Arctic seas4Everyday Puzzles MiniAug 9, 2026
Arctic seabird nicknamed "aerial pirate"4New York TimesMay 7, 2026
Gull4Evening StandardMar 27, 2026
Bird or birds sent north4The IndependentNov 18, 2024
A sea bird of the family Stercorariidae4The IndependentAug 31, 2024
Sounds a bit obscure, but it's a sea bird4Evening StandardJun 4, 2024
Sea-bird4Evening StandardFeb 29, 2024
Could be taken for auks (though perhaps not by an ornithologist)4Evening StandardNov 1, 2022
Do other birds retreat from this one?4Evening StandardJun 29, 2022
Auks flying backwards?4Evening StandardMar 14, 2022
About SKUA in crosswords
SKUA is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 19 times in our database across 12 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “One seabird; others returning (4)” in the The Guardian crossword on September 21, 2026.
Other 4-letter answers
GAGEOld Bet's touch of grey heralds advancing years
IDEASetter had extra vacuous suggestion (4)
ALLSWilliam Shakespeare's "___ Well That Ends Well"
MOSTThe majority
TNUTOne may be near a washer
EWANBritish folk singer and songwriter, ____ MacColl, died 1989 (4)
AHOK"That makes sense now"
PUBSTaverns
AREAVicinity
KEELSome like electricity in part of ship (4)
ULNAIt's seen near a wrist
DATAFacts
MESAFlat-topped hill
SLOEPlum kin
Every appearance of SKUA (19)
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Sep 21, 2026
One seabird; others returning (4) · The Guardian · 12 Across
Aug 21, 2026
Seabird a European country’s repulsed · The Independent · 12 Across
Aug 9, 2026
Piratical seabird of Atlantic and Arctic seas · Everyday Puzzles Mini · 3
May 21, 2026
Piratical seabird of Atlantic and Arctic seas · Everyday Puzzles Daily · 18
May 7, 2026
Arctic seabird nicknamed "aerial pirate" · New York Times · 39 Down
Mar 27, 2026
Gull · Evening Standard · 10 Down
Feb 15, 2026
Gull · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Oct 21, 2025
Gull · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Nov 18, 2024
Bird or birds sent north · The Independent · 24 Down
Aug 31, 2024
A sea bird of the family Stercorariidae · The Independent · 1 Down
Jun 4, 2024
Sounds a bit obscure, but it's a sea bird · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Feb 29, 2024
Sea-bird · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Nov 1, 2022
Could be taken for auks (though perhaps not by an ornithologist) · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Jun 29, 2022
Do other birds retreat from this one? · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Mar 14, 2022
Auks flying backwards? · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Oct 5, 2020
Gull · Evening Standard · 10 Down
Aug 10, 2020
Gull · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Mar 19, 2020
Gull · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Feb 1, 2018
Sea-bird · Evening Standard · 32 Across