Ape with large back and short bone (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GIBBON Ape with large back and short bone (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic May 14, 2025
8% SACRA Lower back bones (5) LA Times Daily Oct 1, 2025
7% LAT Back muscle, in short (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 16, 2025
7% LATS Mid-back muscles, for short (4) The Atlantic Oct 7, 2025
7% MON Back-to-school weekday, for short (3)
7% REPO Taken-back auto, for short (4) Newsday Sep 10, 2025
6% KNIT Mend, as bones (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 16, 2025
6% ORANG ____utan, type of ape (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 13, 2025
6% NFT Bored Ape "art" (3) The Atlantic Oct 10, 2025
6% TIBIA Leg bone (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 10, 2025

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