Once-common source of ornamental plumes
Latest answer — September 26, 2026
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Clue explained
An egret is a white heron whose long, delicate feathers were once harvested for hat decorations and other ornamental plumes. The clue refers to the bird as a source of those feathers, not to the plumes themselves.
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The answer to “Once-common source of ornamental plumes” in the The Washington Post Mini crossword is EGRET — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post Mini crossword on September 26, 2026 at 1-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.
“Once-common source of ornamental plumes” answer
EGRET (5 letters)
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What does EGRET mean?
Reading the plain dictionary sense of EGRET is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.
(noun)
- a heron with mainly white plumage, having long plumes in the breeding season
When else has “Once-common source of ornamental plumes” appeared?
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September 26, 2026 (most recent) → EGRET. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.
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What is the answer to “Once-common source of ornamental plumes”?
The answer is EGRET, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post Mini crossword on September 26, 2026.
How many letters is the answer to “Once-common source of ornamental plumes”?
5 letters: EGRET.
When did this clue appear?
Most recently in the The Washington Post Mini crossword on September 26, 2026, at 1-Down.
Can “Once-common source of ornamental plumes” have a different answer?
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