Genus of (especially) brown bears Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Genus of (especially) brown bears last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is URSUS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% URSUS Genus of (especially) brown bears (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Apr 29, 2018
6% TAME Not especially exciting (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 11, 2025
6% CONTAIN Captive, one dined upon by brown bear (7) The Times Cryptic Oct 9, 2025
6% ILEX Holly genus (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 7, 2025
6% TAN Brown (3) The Telegraph Quick Sep 7, 2025
5% URSA Bear, in constellations (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 12, 2025
5% ACER Genus of maple tree (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 9, 2025
5% FUR Bear hair (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 9, 2025
5% CUB Young bear (3) USA Today Oct 8, 2025
5% DEN Bear's home (3) Commuter Oct 7, 2025

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