Small flycatchers named for their call, not their size

The answer to “Small flycatchers named for their call, not their size” in the New York Times crossword is PEWEES — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 31, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 54-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.

“Small flycatchers named for their call, not their size” answer

PEWEES (6 letters)

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Why the answer is PEWEES

PEWEES is the 6-letter solution that fits "Small flycatchers named for their call, not their size" in the NYT Crossword crossword on May 31, 2026 (54-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does PEWEES mean?

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

When else has “Small flycatchers named for their call, not their size” 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 31, 2026 (most recent) → PEWEES. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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