A primate formerly called “pygmy chimpanzee” Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue A primate formerly called “pygmy chimpanzee” last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BONOBO.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BONOBO A primate formerly called “pygmy chimpanzee” (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Jul 7, 2019
5% APE Gorilla or chimpanzee (3) Universal Dec 2, 2025
5% ERST Formerly, formerly (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 20, 2025
4% TERMED Called (6) LA Times Daily Dec 18, 2025
4% HAD Formerly owned (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 17, 2025
4% ENOS First chimpanzee to orbit Earth (4) New York Times Dec 14, 2025
4% NEE Formerly named (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 13, 2025
4% LEMUR Madagascar primate (5) Newsday Dec 11, 2025
4% EDO Tokyo, formerly (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 10, 2025
4% ASKS Calls (for) (4) Newsday Dec 7, 2025

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