Name Australopithecus, for example, one not quite a success Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NEARLY MAN Name Australopithecus, for example, one not quite a success (10) The Times Cryptic Nov 22, 2022
5% STOP "Quit it!" (4) LA Times Daily Jan 16, 2026
5% ALIAS Pen name, for example (5) USA Today Dec 17, 2025
4% WILDFIRE Metaphor for a runaway success (8) New York Times Feb 1, 2026
4% ANTIART Dadaism, for example (7) Universal Jan 28, 2026
4% INTO Quite fond of (4) Wall Street Journal Jan 27, 2026
4% TEN Not quite a dozen (3) Newsday Jan 26, 2026
4% BRIT Londoner, for example (4) USA Today Jan 26, 2026
4% HORN Bugle, for example (4) Universal Jan 26, 2026
4% AJAR Not quite shut (4) Newsday Jan 25, 2026

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