Descent from great ape not initially preposterous Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PARENTAGE Descent from great ape not initially preposterous (9) The Times Cryptic Jan 19, 2026
3% GORILLA Greatest of the great apes (7)
3% ABSURD Preposterous (6) Premier Sunday Mar 15, 2026
3% LINEAGE Descent from ancestors (7) The Times Concise Mar 7, 2026
3% BONOBO Great ape (6) USA Today Dec 24, 2025
2% SWOOP Attack from a great height (5) (5) Puzzler Mar 21, 2026
2% GPAS Stats that can be padded with APs (4) The Atlantic Mar 19, 2026
2% ATFIRST Initially (7) Wall Street Journal Mar 16, 2026
2% ONSET Initial stage (5) LA Times Mini Mar 14, 2026
2% ANTE Initial chip (4) Eugene Sheffer Mar 13, 2026

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