Earliest stage of development of a young animal (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EMBRYO Earliest stage of development of a young animal (6) (6)
9% ONSET Earliest stage (5) Newsday Oct 16, 2025
8% PHASE Stage of development (5) Universal Oct 20, 2025
7% PUPA Stage in an insect's development (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 30, 2025
7% PROTO Prefix meaning "in the earliest stage" (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 12, 2025
6% GESTATE Develop (7) Wall Street Journal Nov 29, 2025
6% UTERO In ___ (developing) (5) New York Times Nov 27, 2025
6% EVOLVE Develop (6) Premier Sunday Nov 16, 2025
6% IMAGO I am past the last stage of development (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Nov 10, 2025
6% FAKED Staged (5) LA Times Daily Nov 9, 2025
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