| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| WRENS | Birds | |
| DOVES | Birds | |
| EGRETS | Birds | |
| STARLINGS | Birds | |
| RAVENS | Black birds | |
| LARKS | Melodic birds | |
| PARAKEETS | Chatty birds | |
| MAGPIES | Black-andwhite birds | |
| MACAWS | Showy birds | |
| NESTS | Birds’ homes | |
| COTES | Birds’ homes | |
| PUFFINS | Arctic birds | |
| CANARIES | Cage birds | |
| PLOVERS | Lapwing birds | |
| CLOACAS | Birds butthole | |
| GEESE | Long-necked birds | |
| FINCHES | Tiny birds | |
| SPARROWS | Tiny birds | |
| ROOSTERS | Male birds | |
| KINGFISHERS | Fishing birds | |
| EMUS | Extinct birds | |
| ROOKS | Swindles birds | |
| FLAMINGOS | Wading birds | |
| IBISES | Wetlands birds | |
| BAMOWLS | Nocturnal birds | |