Fish-eating raptor

The answer to “Fish-eating raptor” in the New York Times Midi crossword is OSPREY — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on July 3, 2026, a Friday puzzle, 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.

“Fish-eating raptor” answer

OSPREY (6 letters)

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Why the answer is OSPREY

OSPREY is the 6-letter solution that fits "Fish-eating raptor" in the NYT Midi crossword on July 3, 2026 (15-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does OSPREY mean?

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

When else has “Fish-eating raptor” appeared?

New York Times Midi reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

July 3, 2026 (most recent) → OSPREY. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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