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Contrary to popular belief, throwing it won't endanger birds

Last seen in LA Times Daily Crossword December 5, 2021 Answers

The LA Times Daily Crossword puzzle from December 5, 2021 featured the clue "Contrary to popular belief, throwing it won't endanger birds", and we've found 128 potential answers for it. Our analysis points to RICE as the most likely solution — it's 4 letters long and matches with 99% confidence. All potential answers are ranked below for your convenience.

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128 Other Potential Answers

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RICE
Contrary to popular belief, throwing it won't endanger birds
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 5, 2021
6%
MICE
Animals that, contrary to popular belief, do not love cheese
Universal Crossword · Jan 27, 2026
2%
LOONS
Diving aquatic birds
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 25, 2026
2%
DEISM
Rationalist's belief
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 20, 2026
2%
SLEEPERCARTON
Box that's unexpectedly popular?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 18, 2026
2%
MADENOSENSE
Beggared belief
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 5, 2026
2%
GEESE
Noisy migratory birds
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 30, 2026
2%
EMUS
Big birds of Australia
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 25, 2026
2%
BIG
Quite popular
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 14, 2026
2%
FAVORITEJETSON
Most popular member of a 1960s television family?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 5, 2026
2%
OWLS
Hooting birds
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 30, 2026
2%
DOVES
Cooing birds
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 17, 2026
2%
HOTLAVA
Soap that's super popular?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 12, 2026
2%
PIGEONS
City birds
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 21, 2026
2%
SECRETDOVEBAN
Sly campaign to keep white birds out of the deodorant aisle?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 19, 2026
2%
DOUGIE
Dance popular in the early 2010s
Universal Crossword · Apr 16, 2026
2%
LIFE
*With 27-Across, widespread religious belief
Universal Crossword · Apr 8, 2026
2%
PARAKEETS
Talking birds
Universal Crossword · Mar 20, 2026
2%
NARUTORUN
Sprint named after a popular manga character
Universal Crossword · Mar 7, 2026
2%
ETHOS
Shared belief system
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 12, 2026
2%
IBISES
Nile birds with curved bills
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 7, 2026
2%
CREDO
Guiding belief
Universal Crossword · Jan 15, 2026
2%
TACOBAR
Buffet that's especially popular on Tuesdays
Universal Crossword · Jan 13, 2026
2%
WHATGOESUP
Start of a popular aphorism that's a hint to 5-, 7- and 32-Down
Universal Crossword · Jan 13, 2026
2%
RAGE
All the __: very popular
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 23, 2025
2%
HERONS
Wading birds with powder down
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 20, 2025
2%
SLEEPERHIT
Film that flops but then becomes popular, e.g.
Universal Crossword · Nov 29, 2025
2%
RAILS
Small wading birds
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 22, 2025
2%
AVIAN
For the birds?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 26, 2025
2%
MTV
Channel popular among '80s teens
Universal Crossword · Oct 23, 2025
2%
BEEFBOURGUIGNON
French stew for which Julia Child penned a popular recipe
Universal Crossword · Oct 7, 2025
2%
ELFOWLS
Tiny predatory birds
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 5, 2025
2%
HARDSCRABBLE
Genius edition of a popular word game?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 28, 2025
2%
RELATIVERISK
Extended-family edition of a popular conquest game?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 28, 2025
2%
SORRYFORONESELF
Solitaire edition of a popular board game?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 28, 2025
2%
MACAWS
Tropical birds
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 28, 2025
2%
FACTCHECKERS
Trivia edition of a popular strategy game?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 28, 2025
2%
MUSCLEMEMORY
Bodybuilding edition of a popular card game?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 28, 2025
2%
GOYOUROWNWAY
Personalized edition of a popular strategy game?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 28, 2025
2%
TROUBLELIGHT
Easy edition of a popular board game?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 28, 2025
2%
HOTAIRTAXI
Extremely popular puddle jumper?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 26, 2025
2%
OWLETS
Tiny hooting birds
Universal Crossword · Aug 29, 2025
2%
EMILY
Most popular American baby girl name, 1996-2007
Universal Crossword · Aug 26, 2025
2%
TENET
Core belief
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 18, 2025
2%
PIGEONEXPOSE
Shocking article proving the conspiracy theory that birds aren't real?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 10, 2025
2%
ICED
Coffee specification more popular in summer
Universal Crossword · Jul 30, 2025
2%
BREAKERONENINER
Opener on a popular CB radio channel (... letters 5-9)
Universal Crossword · Jul 29, 2025
2%
PARROTS
Talking birds
Universal Crossword · Jul 15, 2025
2%
OMAN
Persian Gulf country where camel racing is popular
Universal Crossword · May 5, 2025
2%
FOWL
Barnyard birds
Universal Crossword · Apr 7, 2025
2%
EGGS
Early birds?
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Apr 1, 2025
2%
JAYS
Blue birds
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 20, 2025
2%
HOTTICKET
Extremely popular thing, slangily (... last two letters + the first two of 51-Down)
Universal Crossword · Mar 14, 2025
2%
EAGLECAM
It lets you keep an eye on sharp-eyed birds
Universal Crossword · Mar 3, 2025
2%
SHOTPUT
Track-and-field event that involves throwing
Universal Crossword · Feb 23, 2025
2%
SUET
Winter treat for birds
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Feb 22, 2025
2%
RHEAS
Flightless Patagonian birds
Universal Crossword · Feb 15, 2025
2%
DOGMA
Steadfast belief
Universal Crossword · Feb 8, 2025
2%
HENS
Brooding birds
Universal Crossword · Jan 7, 2025
2%
SOLDOUT
Was wildly popular, say
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 4, 2025
2%
GANGSTARAP
Hip-hop subgenre popular in the early '90s
Universal Crossword · Dec 20, 2024
2%
EGRETS
Marsh birds
Premier Sunday Crossword · Dec 15, 2024
2%
SEAHAWKS
Fish-eating birds
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Dec 4, 2024
2%
STILTS
Long-legged wading birds
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Nov 25, 2024
2%
HERESY
Unorthodox belief
Universal Crossword · Nov 24, 2024
2%
BOOED
Made noise while throwing tomatoes, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 13, 2024
2%
BSIDE
Record's less popular half, often
Universal Crossword · Nov 4, 2024
2%
LARKS
Some birds ... or capers
Universal Crossword · Sep 20, 2024
2%
OATS
Overnight ___ (popular breakfast)
Universal Crossword · Sep 19, 2024
2%
HERETIC
Person who defies belief?
Universal Crossword · Sep 2, 2024
2%
PELICANS
Louisiana birds
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Aug 12, 2024
2%
SMURFS
Blue toons popular in the '80s
Universal Crossword · Aug 6, 2024
2%
ANIS
Black birds
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Jul 31, 2024
2%
SCRAPMETAL
Fusion genre popular in Myrtle Beach and Charleston?
Universal Crossword · Jul 4, 2024
2%
ROACH
Writer Mary who specializes in popular science
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 4, 2024
2%
DODOS
Extinct birds
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 7, 2024
2%
AVIARY
Zoo section with birds
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 4, 2024
2%
TANG
Drink mix made popular by NASA
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 30, 2024
2%
TILAPIA
Fish popular in Filipino cuisine
Universal Crossword · May 13, 2024
2%
CRANES
Wading birds
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · May 8, 2024
2%
OBOE
One throwing out the first pitch?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 5, 2024
2%
HOT
Very popular
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Apr 24, 2024
2%
GOLONG
Shout before throwing a football
Universal Crossword · Apr 22, 2024
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ERNES
Sea birds
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Apr 12, 2024
2%
PURPLE
"Harold and the ___ Crayon" (popular children's book)
Universal Crossword · Apr 9, 2024
2%
MARTYR
One suffering for a belief
Premier Sunday Crossword · Mar 31, 2024
2%
FALSEHOPE
Unrealistic belief
Universal Crossword · Mar 30, 2024
2%
SBARRO
Pizza place popular in food courts
Universal Crossword · Mar 25, 2024
2%
DUO
Green owl in a popular language app
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 24, 2024
2%
AFEATURENOTABUG
Something working as it's supposed to, contrary to intuition
Universal Crossword · Mar 17, 2024
1%
AUKS
Arctic seabirds
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
1%
ROSEGOLD
Copper alloy popularized by its use in Fabergé eggs
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 18, 2026
1%
ORIOLES
Colorful songbirds
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 17, 2026
1%
IDEALS
Lofty beliefs
Universal Crossword · Apr 10, 2026
1%
LEW
Fish-throwing Muppet Zealand
Universal Crossword · Apr 3, 2026
1%
HAIRBALL
Unpopular pet product?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 27, 2026
1%
BRATGREEN
Color popularized by a 2024 Charli xcx album
Universal Crossword · Mar 17, 2026
1%
CREED
Statement of beliefs
Universal Crossword · Feb 15, 2026
1%
TENETS
Religious beliefs
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 4, 2026
1%
SWANS
White waterbirds
Universal Crossword · Jan 23, 2026
1%
DOWNSOUTH
Where snowbirds flock in winter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 18, 2026
1%
SPREAD
Gain popularity
Universal Crossword · Jan 12, 2026
1%
TOMAYTOTOMAHTO
*Pronunciation dichotomy popularized by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 11, 2025
1%
THOR
Hammer-throwing god
Universal Crossword · Nov 27, 2025
1%
COPTERS
Whirlybirds
Universal Crossword · Nov 24, 2025
1%
BALLAD
"The Hunger Games: The __ of Songbirds & Snakes"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 6, 2025
1%
WRENS
Small but loud songbirds
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 2, 2025
1%
TERNS
Seabirds with an arctic variety
Universal Crossword · Oct 25, 2025
1%
EYE
*Glasses style popularized in the '50s and '60s
Universal Crossword · Sep 19, 2025
1%
VIRAL
Like mega-popular Internet videos
Universal Crossword · Aug 5, 2025
1%
ELI
Person in disbelief (literally!)
Universal Crossword · May 20, 2025
1%
YADAYADAYADA
*"You know the rest," as popularized by "Seinfeld"
Universal Crossword · Apr 28, 2025
1%
FIDO
Dog name popularized by Lincoln
Universal Crossword · Apr 27, 2025
1%
MIDAIR
Where hummingbirds hover
Universal Crossword · Apr 8, 2025
1%
FARO
Once-popular casino game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 26, 2025
1%
NERO
Unpopular Roman emperor
Universal Crossword · Feb 18, 2025
1%
EGYPT
Country whose national bird is the endangered steppe eagle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 8, 2025
1%
TITS
Highly intelligent songbirds
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 4, 2025
1%
GETAROOM
"Take it elsewhere, lovebirds!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 21, 2024
1%
SNORER
Unpopular camper
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 14, 2024
1%
SANDEELS
Seabirds' snaky snacks
Universal Crossword · Nov 12, 2024
1%
ETHER
Once-popular anesthetic
Premier Sunday Crossword · Oct 13, 2024
1%
RAE
“The Lovebirds” star Issa
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Sep 20, 2024
1%
HEISMAN
End zone pose popularized by Desmond Howard
Universal Crossword · Aug 17, 2024
1%
GAPEAT
Watch in disbelief
Universal Crossword · Jun 23, 2024
1%
ENEMIESTOLOVERS
Romance trope popularized by Jane Austen
Universal Crossword · Jun 15, 2024
1%
ISSA
"The Lovebirds" actress Rae
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 9, 2024
1%
CAGED
Like lovebirds
Thomas Joseph Crossword · May 13, 2024

Clues for LA Times Daily Crossword on December 5, 2021

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How many possible solutions does "Contrary to popular belief, throwing it won't endanger birds" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 128 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is RICE (4 letters).
What is the best answer for "Contrary to popular belief, throwing it won't endanger birds"?
The best answer for "Contrary to popular belief, throwing it won't endanger birds" is RICE with 4 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "Contrary to popular belief, throwing it won't endanger birds" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 1 time in our database. It has been featured in LA Times Daily Crossword. It was last seen in the LA Times Daily Crossword on December 5, 2021.
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