Small avian with ability to fly backwards — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 11–letter crossword clue “Small avian with ability to fly backwards”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Quick on 23rd Apr 2008. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Small avian with ability to fly backwards” is HUMMINGBIRD (11 letters).
We last saw “Small avian with ability to fly backwards” in Guardian Quick on 23rd Apr 2008.
The 11-letter answer for “Small avian with ability to fly backwards” is HUMMINGBIRD.
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