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Bossa nova ancestor

Last seen in LA Times Daily Crossword January 21, 2021 Answers

Stumped by the crossword clue "Bossa nova ancestor"? You're not alone — this clue appeared in the LA Times Daily Crossword puzzle on January 21, 2021. We've scoured our database and found 101 possible solutions. The strongest candidate is SAMBA (5 letters) at 99% confidence, based on data from published crossword puzzles.

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101 Other Potential Answers

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SAMBA
Bossa nova ancestor
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 21, 2021
10%
IPANEMA
Beach in a classic bossa nova hit
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 13, 2019
5%
CELT
Irish ancestor
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 14, 2026
5%
NES
Wii ancestor
Universal Crossword · Feb 8, 2026
5%
TELEX
Email ancestor
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 7, 2025
5%
LYRE
Harp's ancestor
Universal Crossword · Aug 21, 2025
5%
ADAM
Common ancestor?
Universal Crossword · Dec 11, 2024
5%
PANPIPE
Harmonica ancestor
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 24, 2024
5%
BOSSA
__ nova
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 18, 2024
5%
APEMAN
Human ancestor
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Feb 6, 2024
5%
TELEGRAM
Email's ancestor
Universal Crossword · Apr 1, 2023
5%
STAR
Pulsar or nova, e.g.
Universal Crossword · Jan 3, 2023
5%
SERGIO
Bossa nova's Mendes
Universal Crossword · Jun 21, 2022
5%
WALKMAN
iPod ancestor
Universal Crossword · Apr 10, 2022
5%
RIO
Bossa nova's Brazilian birthplace, briefly
Universal Crossword · Mar 3, 2022
5%
VIOL
Cello’s ancestor
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Feb 24, 2022
5%
PAGER
Cellphone's ancestor
Universal Crossword · Jun 11, 2021
5%
VCR
TiVo ancestor
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 31, 2021
5%
MISSINGLINK
*Hypothetical human ancestor
Universal Crossword · Feb 3, 2021
5%
WHIST
Bridge ancestor
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 6, 2020
5%
MSDOS
Windows ancestor
Universal Crossword · Jul 18, 2020
5%
CDTOWER
iTunes library ancestor
Universal Crossword · Mar 13, 2020
5%
MAINFRAME
*iPad's giant ancestor
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 25, 2019
5%
MASTODON
Elephant's ancestor
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Nov 8, 2019
5%
PDA
Smartphone ancestor, briefly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 15, 2018
1%
TALKIES
Hollywood innovation of the 1920s
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 10, 2026
1%
WEBDEVELOPMENT
Degree in flytrap innovations?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 12, 2026
1%
IDEA
Innovator's first step
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 17, 2025
1%
OTIS
Elevator innovator
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 30, 2025
1%
DIYER
Renovation project enthusiast, casually
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 10, 2025
1%
DEMOS
Starts of some renovation projects, informally
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 16, 2025
1%
AFTER
Renovation photo caption
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2025
1%
PLASTERCASTLES
Display models made for a palace renovation?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 20, 2025
1%
LIEV
"Ray Donovan" actor Schreiber
Universal Crossword · Jul 17, 2025
1%
NEUTRONSTAR
Supernova remnant
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 12, 2025
1%
HOT
Like supernovas
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 11, 2025
1%
ORIGINALSERIES
[New-Novel-Innovative]
Premier Sunday Crossword · Mar 30, 2025
1%
BIGEAST
Conference with Providence and Villanova
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 16, 2025
1%
CAMERA
Kodak innovation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 12, 2025
1%
LYRES
Harp’s ancestors
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Feb 10, 2025
1%
NEW
Innovative
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 10, 2025
1%
EDGY
Daringly innovative
Universal Crossword · Dec 12, 2024
1%
TOADSTOOL
Device needed to renovate a small pad, perhaps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 29, 2024
1%
LUTES
Guitars’ ancestors
Premier Sunday Crossword · Nov 24, 2024
1%
ELISA
Donovan of “Clueless”
Premier Sunday Crossword · Nov 17, 2024
1%
OASIS
"Champagne Supernova" band
Universal Crossword · Oct 18, 2024
1%
WILDCAT
Villanova athlete
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Oct 10, 2024
1%
NEON
"__ Bible": Arcade Fire album recorded in a renovated church
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 3, 2024
1%
ALDA
Actor Alan of "Ray Donovan"
Universal Crossword · Jun 25, 2024
1%
UNORIGINAL
Far from innovative
Universal Crossword · Jun 19, 2024
1%
SLICEDBREAD
Basis of comparison for many innovations that's depicted four times in this puzzle
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 30, 2024
1%
YEARONE
Jack Black film with the tagline "Meet your ancestors"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 9, 2024
1%
DEMO
First stage in many an HGTV renovation show, informally
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 4, 2024
1%
TIVO
DVR innovator
Universal Crossword · Feb 20, 2024
1%
TARP
Renovator's protective cover
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 25, 2024
1%
REDID
Renovated
Universal Crossword · Jan 14, 2024
1%
LASIK
Sharper image innovation?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 12, 2023
1%
KIRA
Actress Kosarin or skater Ivanova
Premier Sunday Crossword · Nov 19, 2023
1%
CHANGEAGENT
Modern innovator, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 12, 2023
1%
MCNABB
Quarterback Donovan
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Sep 1, 2023
1%
LOTHARIO
Casanova
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Aug 14, 2023
1%
NOVELIDEA
Innovative concept
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 31, 2023
1%
LIZ
"Supernova" singer Phair
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 6, 2023
1%
REFURBS
Renovates, in brief
Premier Sunday Crossword · Apr 30, 2023
1%
JON
“Ray Donovan” actor Voight
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Dec 31, 2022
1%
RONCO
"Always Innovating" infomercial brand
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 30, 2022
1%
ANNE
Basketball Hall of Famer Donovan
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 22, 2022
1%
REDOES
Renovates
Premier Sunday Crossword · Jun 26, 2022
1%
STONETOOL
Paleolithic innovation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 30, 2022
1%
SCHREIBER
Liev of “Ray Donovan”
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Mar 15, 2022
1%
SUNSHINE
First word of #1 titles by Donovan and John Denver
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 5, 2022
1%
MADEOVER
Renovated
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Dec 30, 2021
1%
ALINE
1955 Dior innovation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 11, 2021
1%
COLORTV
RCA innovation
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Sep 7, 2021
1%
SWEEPINGCHANGES
Janitorial innovations?
Universal Crossword · Sep 7, 2021
1%
SPUR
Stimulate, as innovation
Universal Crossword · Aug 18, 2021
1%
CABLE
'50s TV innovation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 15, 2021
1%
BALLETSCHOOL
St. Petersburg's Vaganova Academy, e.g.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 12, 2021
1%
TECHY
Like computer innovations, say
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 6, 2021
1%
LES
Guitar innovator Paul
Universal Crossword · Aug 31, 2020
1%
WESTWARDHOAX
False claim about one's pioneer ancestors?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 28, 2020
1%
RADNER
Innovative comic Gilda
Universal Crossword · Aug 12, 2020
1%
PLAYBOY
Casanova
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Jul 21, 2020
1%
LADYSMAN
Casanova
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Jun 4, 2020
1%
TALKIE
1927 movie innovation
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 12, 2020
1%
MAPS
GPS ancestors
Universal Crossword · Apr 24, 2020
1%
ENGINEOFCHANGE
Powerful force for innovation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 22, 2020
1%
SEIKO
Quartz watch innovator
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 11, 2020
1%
OBOE
Wind instrument in Donovan's "Jennifer Juniper"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 30, 2020
1%
EMILY
Innovative poet Dickinson
Universal Crossword · Mar 23, 2020
1%
MARKETSHARE
*A company's may increase through innovation
Universal Crossword · Jan 29, 2020
1%
LINE
Series of ancestors
Universal Crossword · Dec 26, 2019
1%
COLOR
'50s TV innovation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 3, 2019
1%
COTTONGIN
18th/19th-century agricultural innovation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 3, 2019
1%
JENNY
Spinning __: weaving innovation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 28, 2019
1%
BLOODLINE
Sequence of direct ancestors
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 3, 2019
1%
PDAS
Smartphone ancestors, briefly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 19, 2019
1%
AMORE
Love, to Casanova
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 9, 2018
1%
ROUE
Casanova
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 5, 2018
1%
TITANIUM
'90s golf club-making innovation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 25, 2018
1%
SHO
"Ray Donovan" network, briefly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 22, 2018

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How many possible solutions does "Bossa nova ancestor" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 101 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is SAMBA (5 letters).
What is the best answer for "Bossa nova ancestor"?
The best answer for "Bossa nova ancestor" is SAMBA with 5 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "Bossa nova ancestor" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 1 time in our database. It has been featured in LA Times Daily Crossword. It was last seen in the LA Times Daily Crossword on January 21, 2021.
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