Some primates
The crossword clue "Some primates" is answered by APES, a 4-letter entry. Used 34 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1984. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
APES
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the APES answer page.
Used 34 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1984. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for APES
Every other clue in this collection answered by APES, most used first.
- Mimics - used 127 times, most recently in 2026
- "Planet of the ___" - used 89 times, most recently in 2026
- Imitates - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
- Simians - used 61 times, most recently in 2022
- Tarzan's clique - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
- Chimps and gorillas - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Gorillas and chimps - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
- Gorillas and gibbons - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Tailless primates - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Gibbons and gorillas - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
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- Some feds - TMEN, used 67 times
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