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noun • transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words | ||||||||
| 33% | 6 | Professional birdwatcher | ||||||
noun • someone who hunts wild birds for food • English lexicographer who wrote a well-known book on English usage (1858-1933) | ||||||||
| 33% | 5 | A birdwatcher's gear | ||||||
noun • any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food | ||||||||
Something Said By Self Described Birdwatcher Crossword Clue
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SPOONERISM which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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SPOONERISM
Updated: October 14, 2023
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1 | A birdwatcher's paradise | |
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3 | Birdwatcher's gear | |
4 | Dedicated birdwatcher
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04 Apr 2018 | The Guardian Quick / 04 Apr 2018 |
5 | Ornithologist and author of Birds of the West Indies whose name was appropriated by novelist and keen birdwatcher Ian Lancaster Fleming for his iconic fictional secret agent code-numbered 007
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17 Jun 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 17 Jun 2023 |
6 | Self-proclaimed birdwatcher?
The Guardian Cryptic -
20 Mar 2013 | The Guardian Cryptic / 20 Mar 2013 |
7 | Word for an animal’s pelt that shares a prehistoric root with the Latin cutis; an Old English unit of land sufficient to support a household; or, a birdwatcher’s or gamekeeper’s camouflaged shelter in the wilds
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