Process whereby better adapted organisms tend to survive and reproduce (7,9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NATURALSELECTION Process whereby better adapted organisms tend to survive and reproduce (7,9) (16)
4% APT Tending (to) (3) LA Times Daily Nov 10, 2025
4% ENDURE Survive (6) LA Times Daily Nov 5, 2025
4% MOW Tend a lawn (3) TV Nov 2, 2025
4% YOUD "___ better not!" (4) USA Today Nov 1, 2025
4% PRONE Naturally tending (to) (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 29, 2025
4% TREAT Indulgence; tend (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 28, 2025
4% THRIVE Not merely survive (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
4% WATERS Tends to, as houseplants (6) Commuter Oct 21, 2025
4% COPIER Machine that reproduces documents (6)
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