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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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BONOBO A primate formerly called “pygmy chimpanzee” (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Jul 7, 2019
5% ERST Formerly, formerly (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 14, 2025
5% W Primates (1) USA Today Quick Sep 16, 2025
5% APES Primates (4) USA Today Quick Sep 16, 2025
5% APE Chimpanzee, for one (3)
4% LEMUR Tree-dwelling primate (5) Newsday Oct 15, 2025
4% JANE ___ Goodall, world's foremost expert on chimpanzees (4)
4% ONCE Formerly (4) Universal Oct 11, 2025
4% NEE Formerly known as (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 9, 2025
4% SCROFULA A form of tuberculosis, formerly called the king's evil (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 5, 2025

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