Bernice the ___, barnyard bird whose "lucky" feathers seemingly powered Popeye before he started eating spinach in the comics Crossword Clue

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Bernice the ___, barnyard bird whose "lucky" feathers seemingly powered Popeye before he started eating spinach in the comics Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. adult female chicken
2. adult female bird

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

BARNYARD (noun)
1. a yard adjoining a barn
SEEMINGLY (adverb)
1. from appearances alone

More Daily Themed Crossword (1/17/2026) Answers

Across

1. Camp beds (rhymes with "dots")

5. Curved shape, like that of a rainbow

8. Mediterranean ___ (Greece's beach waters)

11. Leave out on purpose

12. Sound on a dairy farm

13. "On a scale of one to ___...":

14. Grandma, affectionately

15. Bones in a chest cage

16. Ctrl+___+Del (PC reboot combo)

17. The ___ Tour (Taylor Swift's nostalgic tour)

18. ___-in-chief (newspaper head)

22. Capture, as a suspect

23. Rite ___ (pharmacy chain)

26. Throw a ball

28. "___ Wonderful Life" (1946 Christmas film): 2 wds.

32. Swipe, like Swiper from "Dora the Explorer"

34. Fluffy footwear brand that sounds like "ugh"

37. Bait ___ switch

38. "Donkey ___," Nintendo arcade game featuring Mario that was originally meant to be a Popeye game

39. ___ Man, "The Wizard of Oz" character

40. Cape ___, Massachusetts

41. Thumb drive port: Abbr.

44. Long-snouted fish

46. ___ of Popeye, figurine erected in Crystal City, Texas, in recognition of the character's beneficial impact on the spinach industry

49. Substantial amount

51. '__ whiz!'

52. Paper quantity

54. Quote, as a source in an article

57. Swee'___, Popeye's son who is actually a foundling child adopted by him

58. Put ___ words (express one's thoughts)

59. Single-serve coffee container: Hyph.

60. YouTube annoyances, for short

61. "Strike a ___" (photographer's request)

62. Monster from Himalayan legend

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Down

1. Pine ___ (autumn decor)

2. Actor Epps of "House"

3. ___ Turner who sang "Proud Mary"

4. Squirrel's hoard of nuts (rhymes with "brash")

5. In the center of

6. ___ Williams, comedian and actor who played the titular role of Popeye in a 1980 live-action film

7. ___ Rica, Central American country

8. Sky twinkler that disappears on a cloudy night

9. As slippery as an ___ (evasive)

10. Hardworking six-legged insect

15. Nevada casino city

19. ___-Wan Kenobi (Anakin Skywalker's mentor)

21. Letters after "Pur" for a hand sanitizer

23. Make a request, with "for"

24. "Am ___ simply believe that?": 2 wds.

25. Man cave

27. "...nothing ___ the truth"

29. "Tic" and "toe" connector

30. ___-Jet (winter vehicle brand)

31. "Plus" sign action

33. Spanish for 'water'

35. ___ economy (labor market favoring freelancers)

36. Pest in a swarm

42. Las Vegas ___ (famous road)

43. “Good,” in Spanish

45. Frank "___" Fiegel, laborer from Illinois who is believed to have inspired the character of Popeye

46. Plant's tiny and humble beginning

47. Lipton products

48. Uber ___ (app to order food)

50. “Well played!”

51. High school senior's statistic Abbr.

53. "The Simpsons" bar owner

55. King ___ (ancient Egyptian pharaoh, affectionately)

56. Prefix with "graph" to mean an inscription

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