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noun • lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis • United States writer (1871-1900) • large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world • United States poet (1899-1932) • a small constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Phoenix verb • stretch (the neck) so as to see better | ||||
| 34% | 9 | Offers a safe place for birds to raise their young | ||
noun • a shelter for birds | ||||
| 34% | 7 | Species that rely on other birds to raise their young | ||
noun • a man who is a stupid incompetent fool • any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail verb • repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call | ||||
Birds Which Raise Their Young
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CRANES which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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CRANES
Updated: October 14, 2023
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