The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DUCK which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2017.
Bird that can precede the starts of 20-, 30-, 36-, 46- and 52-Across crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DUCK | 100 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Bird that can precede the starts of 20-, 30-, 36-, 46- and 52-Across
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Crossword Answer definitions
DUCK verb- To quickly lower the head or body in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
- To quickly lower (the head) in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
- To lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw.
- To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water or other liquid.
- To bow.
- To evade doing something.
- To lower the volume of (a sound) so that other sounds in the mix can be heard more clearly.
- To enter a place for a short moment.
- An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.
- Specifically, an adult female duck; contrasted with drake and with duckling.
- The flesh of a duck used as food.
- A batsman's score of zero after getting out. (short for duck's egg, since the digit "0" is round like an egg.)
- A playing card with the rank of two.
- A partly-flooded cave passage with limited air space.
- A building intentionally constructed in the shape of an everyday object to which it is related.
- A marble to be shot at with another marble (the shooter) in children's games.
- A cairn used to mark a trail.
- One of the weights used to hold a spline in place for the purpose of drawing a curve.
- A long-necked medical urinal for men.
- A person or thing that is helpless, inefficient or disabled.
- An elected official who has lost the recent election or is not eligible for reelection and is marking time until leaving office.
- A person who cannot fulfill their contracts.
- A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth.
- (in plural) Trousers made of such material.
- A term of endearment; pet; darling.
- Dear, mate (informal way of addressing a friend or stranger).
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