Old man taking nap with the courtship, sadly Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PITHECANTHROPUS Old man taking nap with the courtship, sadly (15) The Times Cryptic May 27, 2015
6% SLEEP Take a nap (5) USA Today Mar 15, 2026
6% REST Take a nap, say (4) Wall Street Journal Feb 28, 2026
5% ALAS "Sadly . . ." (4) USA Today Mar 31, 2026
5% DEAD Very old man taking ecstasy (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Mar 30, 2026
5% SNORED Napped noisily (6) Newsday Mar 26, 2026
5% PASS Old man's sons go by (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Mar 23, 2026
5% ABE Homer Simpson's old man (3)
5% DAD Pa, old man (3) The Telegraph Mini Mar 16, 2026
5% YOWL Bark sadly (4) The Telegraph Quick Mar 15, 2026

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