Destroyer coming back into room, showing more primitive characteristics Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ATAVISTIC Destroyer coming back into room, showing more primitive characteristics (9) The Times Cryptic Aug 18, 2016
5% PROPERTIES Characteristics (10) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 9, 2025
5% RETURN Come back (6) Eugene Sheffer Oct 25, 2025
5% REAPPEAR Come back (8) The Telegraph Quick Oct 17, 2025
5% EARLY Primitive (5) LA Times Daily Sep 12, 2025
4% HANDSOME Comely (8) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 9, 2025
4% DRAFTED Enlisted and sailed on destroyer's prow (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 6, 2025
4% TRAIT Genetic characteristic (5) Newsday Nov 5, 2025
4% ALL "Come one, come ___!" (3)
4% PROTO "Primitive" prefix (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 2, 2025

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