Descent from great ape not initially preposterous Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Descent from great ape not initially preposterous featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on January 19, 2026. 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PARENTAGE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PARENTAGE Descent from great ape not initially preposterous (9) The Times Cryptic Jan 19, 2026
3% BONOBO Great ape (6) USA Today Dec 24, 2025
2% ORANG Big ape, in short (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 19, 2026
2% OVERTURE Initiating approach (8) The Times Concise Jan 15, 2026
2% FIRST Initial (5) Commuter Jan 12, 2026
2% RAPPEL Climber's descent (6) LA Times Daily Jan 9, 2026
2% ORANGS Indonesian apes (6) LA Times Daily Jan 9, 2026
2% ATFIRST Initially (7) The Times Concise Jan 7, 2026
2% COMES "With great power ___ great responsibility" (5)
2% FORCEDLANDING Plane's emergency descent (6,7) (13) Puzzler Dec 27, 2025

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