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 LA Times in 2023.
Simian crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| APE | 75 % | 3 |
| APELIKE | 13 % | 7 |
| APISH | 5 % | 5 |
| ORANG | 4 % | 5 |
| ORANGUTAN | 1 % | 9 |
| BABOON | 1 % | 6 |
| APELET | 1 % | 6 |
Why may APE be the right solution?
The word "simian" is commonly used to refer to monkeys or apes. Therefore, the answer "APE" fits perfectly as it is a type of simian.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Simian
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ape
- sv40
- chimp
- chimpanzee
- monkey
- primate
- prosimian
- apelike
- anthropoid
- baboon
- hominoid
- apes
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 APELIKE
- Simian
- Resembling King Kong
- Neanderthal, you might say
- Churlish
- Anthropoidal.
- Anthropoid.
- Resembling an anthropoid.
- Brutish
- Hulking
- Boorish
More clues leading to the result APISH
- Imitative
- Foolishly imitative
- Gorilla-like
- Given to copying?
- Dumbly imitative
- Parrot-like
- Silly or simian
- Gorillalike
- Really silly
- Foolishly silly
More clues leading to the result ORANG
- Borneo ape
- Brown-skinned ape
- Sumatra simian
- Long-limbed ape
- Borneo swinger
- Borneo beast
- Zoo attraction
- Long-armed primate
- Monkey's uncle?
- Sumatra swinger
More clues leading to the result ORANGUTAN
- Sumatra simian
- Long-armed Sumatran
- Borneo beast
- Long-armed ape
- Killer in "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"
- "Man of the woods" of Malaya.
- Jungle beast.
- Primate of Borneo.
- Beast of Borneo.
- Man of the woods.
More clues leading to the result BABOON
- African monkey
- Mandrill, for one
- Botswana beast
- Ape cousin
- Large monkey
- Thick-furred primate
- Square-muzzled primate
- Type of baboon
- Zoo beast
- Type of monkey