Crossword answer
SWANS
5 letters · Used for 10 different clues · 16 appearances · Last seen USA Today, August 1, 2026
Letter pattern
SWANS
Clues that lead to SWANS
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Towel shapes in some fancy hotels5USA TodayAug 1, 2026
Birds in a Tchaikovsky ballet5USA TodayJun 21, 2026
"On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love sent to me, seven ___ a-swimming ..."5Daily ThemedMay 18, 2026
Graceful birds5Thomas JosephMay 18, 2026
Goes idly around with birds5Evening StandardDec 21, 2025
Symbols of grace5New York TimesAug 3, 2025
Lake flock5Eugene ShefferFeb 4, 2025
Aquatic birds5Evening StandardMar 22, 2024
Graceful lake birds5Daily ThemedNov 27, 2022
“Trumpeter” birds5Eugene ShefferNov 2, 2022
About SWANS in crosswords
SWANS is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 16 times in our database across 10 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Towel shapes in some fancy hotels” in the USA Today crossword on August 1, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
TEAMO"I love you," in Spanish
LAKERL.A. NBAer
HORNE"Stormy Weather" singer Lena
CYCLERevolution trammelled by democracy, clearly (5)
NURSESip slowly
AORTABlood line
TIARAPageant crown
ADIEUFarewell
STONEBoulder
TEASEFinish breakfast at leisure, then lead on
VERSEPart of a poem
ECOLIPossible sickener, incomplete story of environmentalism? (1,4)
APRONPinny
LONGSYearns – big-boy trousers (5)
Every appearance of SWANS (16)
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Aug 1, 2026
Towel shapes in some fancy hotels · USA Today · 46 Down
Jun 21, 2026
Birds in a Tchaikovsky ballet · USA Today · 53 Down
May 18, 2026
Graceful birds · Thomas Joseph · 25 Across
May 18, 2026
"On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love sent to me, seven ___ a-swimming ..." · Daily Themed · 11 Down
Dec 21, 2025
Goes idly around with birds · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Aug 3, 2025
Symbols of grace · New York Times · 97 Down
Feb 4, 2025
Lake flock · Eugene Sheffer · 37 Across
Mar 22, 2024
Aquatic birds · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Dec 31, 2022
"On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love sent to me, seven ___ a-swimming" · Daily Themed · 9 Down
Nov 27, 2022
Graceful lake birds · Daily Themed · 15 Down
Nov 2, 2022
“Trumpeter” birds · Eugene Sheffer · 28 Across
Aug 2, 2022
Lake flock · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Across
Jun 21, 2021
Lake flock · Eugene Sheffer · 29 Across
Feb 9, 2021
Lake flock · Eugene Sheffer · 21 Across
Jun 6, 2020
Lake flock · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Down
Feb 23, 2018
Aquatic birds · Evening Standard · 32 Across