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 |
| BABOONS | 8 % | 7 |
| PRIMATES | 8 % | 8 |
| OAFS | 5 % | 4 |
| ORANGUTANS | 5 % | 10 |
| IMITATORS | 5 % | 9 |
| 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 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 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 OAFS
More clues leading to the result ORANGUTANS
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 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