FOWL PLAY

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

December, 2025

 

1. Name four birds, each of whose last three letters form a word meaning a kind of container. 

 

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2. Name five birds, each of whose last three letters form a word answering its definition.  

 

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  (picnic pest)

_ _ _ _ _ _  (lock unlocker) 

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  (also)

_ _ _ _ _ _  (dessert)

_ _ _ _  (pale)

 

3. Name five birds, each of whose last four letters form a word answering its definition.

 

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  (cautious) 

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  (chain segment)

_ _ _ _ _ _ _  (wealthy)

_ _ _ _ _ _  (victim)

_ _ _ _ _ _  (hurry)

 

HINT:
1. T _ _ _ _ _

    P _ _ _ _ _ _

    R _ _ _ _

    M _ _ _ _ _ 

 

Answers: 

 

1. TOUCAN

    PELICAN

    ROBIN

    MARTIN

 

2. PHEASANT

    TURKEY

    COCKATOO

    MAGPIE

    SWAN 

 

3. CASSOWARY

    BOBOLINK

    OSTRICH

    OSPREY

    THRUSH