Very bad bananas deter apes Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DESPERATE Very bad bananas deter apes (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 8, 2025
3% IMITATE Ape from India - bananas tame it (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 3, 2026
3% ABYSMAL Very bad (7) Puzzler Backwords Jan 25, 2026
3% GRANITE Bananas gratiné, very hard (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Jan 24, 2026
2% FLUSTERED Deters flu treatment, unsettled (9) (9) Mirror Cryptic Feb 12, 2026
2% CHIMP Large ape, casually (5) USA Today Feb 10, 2026
2% STAGEHOG Bad actor (8) Eugene Sheffer Feb 10, 2026
2% MASHED Prepared, as bananas for baby food (6) Newsday Feb 6, 2026
2% FLIPOUT Go bananas: 2 wds. (7) Commuter Feb 5, 2026
2% OHSO Very (4) New York Times Feb 3, 2026

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