Bird adapted for silent flight

The answer to “Bird adapted for silent flight” in the New York Times crossword is OWL — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 6, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 42-Across. 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.

“Bird adapted for silent flight” answer

OWL (3 letters)

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Why the answer is OWL

OWL is the 3-letter solution that fits "Bird adapted for silent flight" in the NYT Crossword crossword on May 6, 2026 (42-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does OWL mean?

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

When else has “Bird adapted for silent flight” appeared?

New York Times 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.

May 6, 2026 (most recent) → OWL. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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