The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word IMITATES , but the solution may also be MIMICS which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in LA Times).
Apes crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| IMITATES | 14 % | 8 |
| ORANGS | 14 % | 6 |
| SIMIANS | 14 % | 7 |
| MIMICS | 11 % | 6 |
| PRIMATES | 8 % | 8 |
| BABOONS | 8 % | 7 |
| IMITATORS | 5 % | 9 |
| ORANGUTANS | 5 % | 10 |
| OAFS | 5 % | 4 |
| LUGS | 3 % | 4 |
| MIRRORS | 3 % | 7 |
| COPIES | 3 % | 6 |
| MOCKS | 3 % | 5 |
| PARROTS | 3 % | 7 |
| EMULATES | 3 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Apes
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- anthropoid
- caricature
- imitator
- copy
- imitate
- copycat
- anthropoids
- anthropomorphous
- baboons
- chimps
- copies
- copycats
Crossword Answer definitions
IMITATES verb- To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result IMITATES
- Apes
- Copies
- Uses as a model
- Knocks off
- Acts just like
- Does
- Does likewise.
- Follows suit.
- Takes off.
- Attempts to duplicate.
More clues leading to the result ORANGS
- Sumatran simians
- "The Jungle Book" apes
- Reddish tree-dwelling apes, commonly
- Great apes, briefly
- Chimp's cousins
- Borneo swamp forest denizens
- Borneo denizens
- Asian primates
- Borneo primates
- Sumatran swingers
More clues leading to the result SIMIANS
- Early astronauts
- Apes and monkeys
- Monkeys, e.g.
- Orangutans, e.g.
- Hominoidea members
- Monkeys and apes
- Monkeys or apes.
- Monkeys.
- Apes.
- Apes or monkeys.
More clues leading to the result MIMICS
- Impersonates
- Closely resembles
- Apes
- Impressionists
- Tries to act like
- Ones who imitate
- Makes like
- Impressionists, on stage
- Copies
More clues leading to the result PRIMATES
- Guys and gibbons
- Provincial high-ranking bishops
- Subjects for 35 Down
- Man, the apes, the monkeys, etc.
- Bishops.
- Man and the apes.
- Apes.
- Order man belongs to.
- Churchmen.
- Sign on a zoo house.
More clues leading to the result BABOONS
- Boorish ones
- Old World monkeys
- Monkeys with harems
- Large monkeys
- Bubble-headed brutes
- Chacmas, for example
- Dog-faced apes.
- Apes.
- Apes
- Mandrills
More clues leading to the result IMITATORS
- Knockoff specialists
- Followers of a sort
- Copycats.
- Fad followers.
- Certain vaudevillians.
- Mimics
- Makers of knockoffs
- Apes
- Elvises in Las Vegas, e.g.
More clues leading to the result ORANGUTANS
More clues leading to the result OAFS
More clues leading to the result LUGS
More clues leading to the result MIRRORS
- Fun-house array
- Eisoptrophobe's fear
- Smoke partner
- Medicine-chest attachments
- Effective items in interior decoration.
- Decorators' items.
- Wall décor.
- Reflects.
- Symbols for the superstitious.
- Reflects
More clues leading to the result COPIES
- Runs off
- Knockoffs
- They can be collated
- Duplicates
- Office request
- Cheats on a test, in a way
- They may be run off
- Clones, e.g.
- Talks like
- Knocks off
More clues leading to the result MOCKS
- Mimics rudely
- Pokes fun at
- Derides
- Ridicules
- Treats with derision
- Makes fun of
- Taunts
- Imitates derisively
- Dummies (up)
- Burlesques.
More clues leading to the result PARROTS
- Lories and macaws
- Macaws and cockatoos
- Imitates
- Mimics
- Imitative birds
- Repeats word for word
- Echoes
- Repeats without comprehension
- Pirates' pets
- Repeats verbatim