Transmission of recognisable characteristics to descendants Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HEREDITY Transmission of recognisable characteristics to descendants (8) The Guardian Speedy Dec 24, 2017
3% SCION Descendant (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 25, 2025
3% PROPERTIES Characteristics (10) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 9, 2025
3% KNOWN Recognised (5) The Telegraph Quick Nov 2, 2025
2% VECTOR Agent of disease transmission (6) The Times Concise Dec 2, 2025
2% EARTHREENTRY Process for a descending spacecraft (12) New York Times Nov 27, 2025
2% CAPTCHA What recognises people given cold tea bags? (7) The Times Cryptic Nov 26, 2025
2% DOWNTOEARTH Where things descend to if unpretentious? (4,2,5) (11) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 25, 2025
2% TRAIT Characteristic (5) (5) Mirror Quick Nov 24, 2025
2% SYNDROME Recognised combination of symptoms (8) The Times Concise Nov 20, 2025

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