Crossword answer
GENES
5 letters · Used for 18 different clues · 64 appearances · Last seen Newsday, August 6, 2026
Letter pattern
GENES
Clues that lead to GENES
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Hereditary legacy5NewsdayAug 6, 2026
Gifts inherited from your parents (5)5The GuardianJul 29, 2026
Pool set?5New York TimesJul 25, 2026
Chromosome units5LA TimesJul 19, 2026
Hereditary units5Evening StandardJul 18, 2026
They're part of what makes you you5New York TimesMay 20, 2026
Some body builders?5New York TimesJan 23, 2026
Heredity units passed down from one's parents5Daily ThemedOct 17, 2025
Units of heredity5NewsdaySep 15, 2025
Trait carriers5NewsdayAug 17, 2025
Trait transmitters5New York TimesAug 4, 2025
Ours contain about 700 megabytes of information5New York TimesJan 7, 2025
Units of inheritance5Daily ThemedAug 24, 2023
Heredity factors5Eugene ShefferJul 4, 2023
Heredity units5Daily ThemedDec 12, 2022
One's personal inheritance5Evening StandardMay 9, 2022
General points of interest in heredity5Evening StandardNov 11, 2019
DNA units5Evening StandardOct 29, 2019
About GENES in crosswords
GENES is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 64 times in our database across 18 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Hereditary legacy” in the Newsday crossword on August 6, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
ETHERVanish into the ___
AROMAScent from a kitchen
SAGESWise people
LARGESize above medium
BOOSTRaise (morale) (5)
DIDINTired out fully
FIREDDismissed
SQUIDOctopus cousin
CRESTEmblem topping a coat of arms
ELVISThe Spanish girl's boy
MANGOI don’t want you, old bean, in fruit … (5)
OUNCEUnit of weight
SARGENCO nickname
ATLASHe has the weight of the world on his shoulders
Every appearance of GENES (64)
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Aug 6, 2026
Hereditary legacy · Newsday · Across
Jul 29, 2026
Gifts inherited from your parents (5) · The Guardian · 7 Across
Jul 25, 2026
Pool set? · New York Times · 55 Down
Jul 19, 2026
Chromosome units · LA Times · Down
Jul 18, 2026
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 30 Across
May 20, 2026
They're part of what makes you you · New York Times · 50 Down
May 17, 2026
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 36 Across
May 7, 2026
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Apr 26, 2026
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Apr 1, 2026
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Jan 25, 2026
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Jan 23, 2026
Some body builders? · New York Times · 6 Down
Oct 17, 2025
Heredity units passed down from one's parents · Daily Themed · 14 Across
Sep 15, 2025
Units of heredity · Newsday · Down
Aug 17, 2025
Trait carriers · Newsday · Down
Aug 4, 2025
Trait transmitters · New York Times · 70 Across
Jul 24, 2025
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 16 Down
May 26, 2025
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Apr 28, 2025
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Apr 10, 2025
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Feb 19, 2025
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Jan 7, 2025
Ours contain about 700 megabytes of information · New York Times · 30 Across
Nov 18, 2024
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Jul 22, 2024
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Jun 18, 2024
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Jun 12, 2024
Trait carriers · Eugene Sheffer · 28 Down
Sep 6, 2023
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Sep 2, 2023
Trait carriers · Eugene Sheffer · 39 Down
Aug 24, 2023
Units of inheritance · Daily Themed · 12 Down
Jul 4, 2023
Heredity factors · Eugene Sheffer · 20 Across
Jun 6, 2023
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Mar 20, 2023
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Dec 28, 2022
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Dec 12, 2022
Heredity units · Daily Themed · 47 Across
Dec 6, 2022
Trait carriers · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Across
Nov 2, 2022
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Sep 5, 2022
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Jun 22, 2022
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Jun 1, 2022
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 6 Down
May 9, 2022
One's personal inheritance · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Jan 19, 2022
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Dec 10, 2021
Trait carriers · Eugene Sheffer · 45 Across
Jun 8, 2021
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Mar 8, 2021
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Feb 22, 2021
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Feb 3, 2021
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Dec 29, 2020
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Sep 9, 2020
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Jul 13, 2020
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Apr 7, 2020
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Nov 11, 2019
General points of interest in heredity · Evening Standard · 34 Across
Oct 29, 2019
DNA units · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Oct 15, 2019
DNA units · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Oct 1, 2019
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Aug 13, 2019
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Aug 5, 2019
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 30 Down
May 7, 2019
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Feb 5, 2019
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Jan 9, 2019
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Dec 25, 2018
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Nov 5, 2018
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Aug 8, 2018
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Apr 24, 2018
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Mar 26, 2018
Hereditary units · Evening Standard · 37 Across