Caught in net, a timid, recoiling ape Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IMITATE Caught in net, a timid, recoiling ape (7) The Times Cryptic Mar 5, 2024
5% SHY Timid (3) The Telegraph Quick Aug 14, 2025
5% REASONABLE Just on a fish, net caught (10) The Times Cryptic Jul 16, 2025
4% RAYS They may be caught in the summer (4) New York Times Oct 19, 2025
4% TENTACLED Eel finally caught in net acted strangely like an octopus (9) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 18, 2025
4% TREED Caught in a tough spot (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 16, 2025
4% ORANG ____utan, type of ape (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 13, 2025
4% BUSTED "Caught you!" (6) Commuter Oct 13, 2025
4% BANGTORIGHTS Caught redhanded (12) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 11, 2025
4% NFT Bored Ape "art" (3) The Atlantic Oct 10, 2025

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