Animal that can migrate up to 1,500 miles in a day

Latest answer — May 04, 2026

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Across

  1. 1Original airer of "Mad Men"
  2. 4Word that rhymes with "crude," aptly
  3. 8Eccentric sort
  4. 10___ tikki (potato-laden Indian snack)
  5. 11State bounded by the Missouri and Mississippi rivers
  6. 12Drain pain
  7. 13Bundle of papers
  8. 15Like the sky on an overcast day
  9. 17Garden tool for weeding
  10. 18Wilt
  11. 23Alley-___
  12. 24Lines that join the center of a circle to its circumference
  13. 25Government org. with codebreakers
  14. 26It is "not 'lost youth' but a new stage of opportunity and strength," per Betty Friedan
  15. 27Door opener
  16. 28Like some detected battleships, in the game Battleship

Down

  1. 1Comedian Wong
  2. 2Sound from a 3-Down
  3. 3Animal with a four-chambered stomach
  4. 4Shoestring
  5. 5Jazz legend Fitzgerald
  6. 6Sound from a 7-Down
  7. 7Animal with a unique nose print, similar to human fingerprints
  8. 9Org. featured in "Gravity"
  9. 14Jellyfish-like creatures named for a figure in Greek mythology
  10. 15Animal that can migrate up to 1,500 miles in a day
  11. 16Square up, as a debt
  12. 17Sound from a 15-Down
  13. 19Brand of tomato sauce
  14. 20Norse god of war
  15. 21Sound from a 22-Down
  16. 22Animal who relies on mud to stay cool

The answer to “Animal that can migrate up to 1,500 miles in a day” in the New York Times Midi crossword is GOOSE — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on May 4, 2026 at 15-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Animal that can migrate up to 1,500 miles in a day” answer

GOOSE (5 letters)

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Why the answer is GOOSE

GOOSE is the 5-letter solution that fits "Animal that can migrate up to 1,500 miles in a day" in the NYT Midi crossword on May 4, 2026 (15-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does GOOSE mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of GOOSE is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a large waterbird with a long neck, short legs, webbed feet, and a short broad bill. Generally geese are larger than ducks and have longer necks and shorter bills
  • a foolish person
  • a tailor's smoothing iron

When else has “Animal that can migrate up to 1,500 miles in a day” appeared?

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May 4, 2026 (most recent) → GOOSE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Animal that can migrate up to 1,500 miles in a day”?

The answer is GOOSE, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on May 4, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Animal that can migrate up to 1,500 miles in a day”?

5 letters: GOOSE.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Midi crossword on May 4, 2026, at 15-Down.

Can “Animal that can migrate up to 1,500 miles in a day” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times Midi sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of today's NYT Midi answers?

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