Fly-catching bird with a name derived from Greek

The answer to “Fly-catching bird with a name derived from Greek” in the New York Times crossword is PHOEBE — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on September 28, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 3-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.

“Fly-catching bird with a name derived from Greek” answer

PHOEBE (6 letters)

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Why the answer is PHOEBE

PHOEBE is the 6-letter solution that fits "Fly-catching bird with a name derived from Greek" in the NYT Crossword crossword on September 28, 2025 (3-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does PHOEBE mean?

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

When else has “Fly-catching bird with a name derived from Greek” 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.

September 28, 2025 (most recent) → PHOEBE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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