One step down on the evolutionary scale Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% APE One step down on the evolutionary scale (3) New York Times Jul 17, 2019
3% STAIR One of a flight of steps (5) The Times Concise Nov 14, 2025
3% THEBIGSCREEN Pictures a large-scale 22 Down? (12) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 14, 2025
3% ASIDE "Step ___!" (5) USA Today Nov 12, 2025
3% PEDALTOTHEMETAL "Step on it!" (15) New York Times Nov 7, 2025
3% MINIATURE Scaled-down (9) (9) Puzzler Oct 28, 2025
3% TREAD Step (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 28, 2025
3% RESIGN Step down (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 27, 2025
3% INCREMENTAL Growing step by step (11) The Times Concise Oct 27, 2025
3% ALIT Stepped down (4) Newsday Oct 10, 2025

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