The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word APE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2021.
Gorilla crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| APE | 66 % | 3 |
| HOOD | 10 % | 4 |
| THUG | 10 % | 4 |
| HOODLUM | 7 % | 7 |
| HIREDGUNMAN | 3 % | 11 |
| GOON | 3 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Gorilla
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- gorilla gorilla
- silverback
- monkey
- ape
- muscle
- silver
- handsome
- beautiful
- goon
- bodyguard
- enforcer
- aap
Crossword Answer definitions
APE noun- A primate of the clade Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.
- Any such primate other than a human.
- An uncivilised person.
- One who apes; a foolish imitator.
- To behave like an ape.
- To imitate or mimic, particularly to imitate poorly.
- Wild; crazy.
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 APE
- "Going __!" (Danza bomb)
- Act like
- Brutish one
- Copy
- Lummox
- Make like
- O'Neill's "The Hairy __"
- O'Neill's hairy title character
- Rue Morgue culprit
- Aldous Huxley's "__ and Essence"
More clues leading to the result HOOD
- British bonnet
- Umbrella alternative
- Cowl
- Ruffian
- Where the "Boyz" are?
- Sweatshirt part, perhaps
- Spot for an ornament
- It goes over your head
- Hooligan
- Young tough
More clues leading to the result THUG
More clues leading to the result HOODLUM
- Plug-ugly thug
- Tough punk
- Gang member
- Gangster
- Bad sort whose second syllable is often dropped
- Thug
- Street tough.
- Tough.
- Gorilla
- Tough