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APE

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the APE answer page.

Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2012. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• IMAGE (19 uses in xd)
• IMITATE (7 uses in xd)
• GLASS (5 uses in xd)
• REFLECT (5 uses in xd)
• COPY (2 uses in xd)

Other clues for APE

Every other clue in this collection answered by APE, most used first.

• Mimic - used 425 times, most recently in 2026
• Copy - used 139 times, most recently in 2026
• Imitate - used 137 times, most recently in 2026
• Gorilla - used 121 times, most recently in 2026
• Big galoot - used 103 times, most recently in 2026
• King Kong, for one - used 93 times, most recently in 2026
• Simian - used 92 times, most recently in 2024
• Galoot - used 80 times, most recently in 2026
• Gorilla, for one - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
• King Kong, e.g. - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
• Gibbon or gorilla - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
• Gorilla, e.g. - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
• Tailless primate - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
• Bonobo, e.g. - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Gibbon, e.g. - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Gorilla or chimp - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Gorilla or gibbon - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Chest-beating beast - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
• Orangutan, e.g. - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Big brute - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• Barbary beast - used 36 times, most recently in 2023
• Copycat - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Jungle swinger - used 35 times, most recently in 2025
• Lummox - used 35 times, most recently in 2021
• Donkey Kong, for one - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Gibbon - used 33 times, most recently in 2019
• Parrot - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Clumsy one - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Make like - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
• Goon - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
• Orangutan, for one - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Chimp or gorilla - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Act like - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Impersonate - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Big primate - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Primate - used 26 times, most recently in 2019
• Big lug - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Chimpanzee, e.g. - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Clumsy fellow - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Gibbon, for one - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Wild way to go - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
• Do an impression of - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Donkey Kong, e.g. - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
• Large primate - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Anthropoid. - used 20 times, most recently in 2007
• Gorilla, for example - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Bruiser - used 19 times, most recently in 2020
• Make fun of - used 19 times, most recently in 2023
• Animal that can learn sign language - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Tailless simian - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• Zoo attraction - used 18 times, most recently in 2013
• Mighty Joe Young, for one - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
• Rue Morgue culprit - used 17 times, most recently in 2009
• Bonobo, for one - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Chimp, for one - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Go ___ (lose it) - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• King Kong or Donkey Kong - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Chimpanzee, for one - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Animal that beats its chest - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Big bruiser - used 14 times, most recently in 2019
• Dr. Zaius, for one - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Gorilla or orangutan - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• "Gorillas in the Mist" primate - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Great ___ - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• "Great" primate - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Jungle beast - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Large copier? - used 13 times, most recently in 2018
• "Tarzan" extra - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
• Chimp, e.g. - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Chimpanzee, for example - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Clumsy guy - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
• Mandrill. - used 12 times, most recently in 2007
• Monkey's uncle? - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• O'Neill's "The Hairy __" - used 12 times, most recently in 2015
• Oaf - used 12 times, most recently in 2018
• One way to go - used 12 times, most recently in 2006
• Zoo beast - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• Dian Fossey subject - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
• Emulate - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Go ___ - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
• Gorilla or chimpanzee - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Knuckle dragger - used 11 times, most recently in 2020
• Siamang, e.g. - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Tarzan raiser - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Zoo favorite - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
• Aldous Huxley's "___ and Essence" - used 10 times, most recently in 2014
• Barbary ___. - used 10 times, most recently in 2014
• Chest beater - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Chimp or orangutan - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Clumsy person - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Kong, for one - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Mock - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Primatologist's subject - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Arm-over-arm swinger - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• Big bumbler - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Bonobo or gibbon - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Clumsy galoot - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Donkey Kong or King Kong - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Friend of Tarzan - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Go ___ (flip out) - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Hairy creature - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Imitator - used 9 times, most recently in 2007
• J. Fred Muggs, for one - used 9 times, most recently in 2007
• Jane Goodall subject - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Mighty Joe Young, e.g. - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• Orangutan or gorilla - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Zoo denizen - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• Zoo resident - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Big goon - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• Big monkey - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Chest thumper - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• Chimp, for instance - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Clumsy brute - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Gibbon or bonobo - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Hairy beast - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Tailless mammal - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Big lummox - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Boorish sort - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Do an impression - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Mighty Joe Young, notably - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• Mock, in a way - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• Pal of Tarzan - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Pet for King Solomon - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
• Primatology subject - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Simian beast - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Take after - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
• Be a copycat - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Breast-beating vegetarian - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Brute - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Certain primate - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Copier - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Do likewise - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• "George of the Jungle" creature - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Gibbon or orang - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Long-armed primate - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Primatologist's study - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Tarzan neighbor - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Uncouth one - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• Zoo swinger - used 6 times, most recently in 2012

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