King Kong or Donkey Kong Crossword Clue

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King Kong or Donkey Kong Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. someone who copies the words or behavior of another
2. person who resembles a nonhuman primate
(verb)
1. represent in or produce a caricature of
2. imitate uncritically and in every aspect

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DONKEY (noun)
1. domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn
2. the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
KING (noun)
1. a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
2. a competitor who holds a preeminent position

Hint 3: Anagram

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More Daily Pop Crossword (5/21/2026) Answers

Across

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4. Celebrity couple?

8. See 14-Across

13. PBS science series since 1974

14. With 8-Across, part of a phone number

15. Like full-time employees who are not paid hourly

17. Sheep's bleats

18. Broadway show for which 30-Across won the 1964 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical (2 wds.)

20. Alma mater of Meryl Streep and Sigourney Weaver

23. "Unforgettable" singer ___ King Cole

24. Fisherman's __: waterfront district in San Francisco

26. "Erin Burnett OutFront" cable channel

27. "Love Is a Battlefield" singer Benatar

30. Singer/actress inducted in the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1981 and honored with a Lifetime Achievement Tony Award in 1995 (2 wds.)

33. "Washboard" muscles, for short

34. "Moonlight" and "Green Book" Oscar winner Mahershala

35. One-named Greek keyboardist

36. Movement-sensing Nintendo game console

37. Hamburger patty, usually

38. "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" character originated by 30-Across on Broadway in 1949 (2 wds.)

44. Acoustic Soul singer India.__

45. Emphatic "You're mistaken!" (3 wds.)

49. Warmhearted

50. Chicken of the Sea product

51. Japanese artist/singer/activist Yoko

52. "Green ___ and Ham" (Dr. Seuss classic)

53. Former Air France jets, for short

54. Opal or topaz

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Down

1. Common batteries for electronic toys

2. Place for pampering in a fancy hotel

3. "Kenan & ___" (late-1990s Nickelodeon show)

4. Words that may start a memo (2 wds.)

5. Work very hard

6. Stunt legend Knievel

7. One-named singer who plays "All the Way" Mae in "A League of Their Own"

8. "Murder, She Wrote" setting ___ Cove

9. Taken by mouth, as medication

10. Hand out cards for a poker game, say

11. Dennis Hopper motorcycle film ___ Rider

16. "Holding Out for ___" (classic Bonnie Tyler hit) (2 wds.)

19. "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" actor DeVito

20. Female advocacy org., for short

21. Obsessed captain played by Gregory Peck in "Moby Dick"

22. Metallica drummer Ulrich

25. Swing wildly

26. The NBA's Bulls, on sports crawls

27. Actor Chris of "Wonder Woman"

28. The Devil Wears Prada actress Hathaway

29. Bring on the weekend! letters

31. Paying customers

32. Sections of town, for short

36. Mary-Louise Parker TV series about a suburban pot dealer

38. Body of water

39. Xerox machine insert (Abbr.)

40. Wedding jewelry

41. Informal promises of repayment

42. Pocket fuzz

43. Expected landing times briefly

46. Nutmeg-topped Christmas drink

47. "___ Life To Live" (long-running ABC soap opera)

48. Actor Hanks who plays Ben Bradlee in The Post

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