Answer list
Fruit
63 answers whose clue names the category, from 3 to 10 letters.
Fruit answers mix everyday names with older or regional ones. A clue that mentions a stone, a pip or a skin points you toward the type of fruit before you think of the name.
Most of them have 6 / 5 letters. The first letters that occur most often are P, A, B. Each answer links to its own page with more clues.
This list has 63 answers, from 3 to 10 letters; 68% of them have five to seven. In crosswords the category is usually signalled by a short opener such as “small”, “tropical”, “tart”, so the clue narrows the family before the crossings do. The members that catch solvers out are the rarer ones: PUMMELO (Oversize citrus fruit), SAPOTA (Sweet tropical fruit) and PITAHAYA (Dragon fruit).
| Answer | Clue |
|---|---|
| ACEROLA | Tropical vitamin fruit |
| ACKEE | Tropical red fruit |
| ANANAS | Tropical bromeliad fruit |
| ANJOU | Green pear variety |
| APPLE | Crisp orchard fruit |
| APRICOT | Orange-pink fruit |
| AVOCADO | Guacamole fruit |
| BACCA | Fleshy fruit type |
| BAEL | Indian fruit |
| BANANA | Curved yellow fruit |
| BARTLETT | Common pear type |
| BERRY | Small juicy fruit |
| BLACKBERRY | Dark bramble fruit |
| BOSC | Pear variety |
| CHERRY | Small red fruit |
| CLEMENTINE | Small citrus fruit |
| COCONUT | Palm fruit |
| CURRANT | Tart little berry |
| DAMSON | Small purple plum |
| DURIAN | Pungent fruit |
| ELDERBERRY | Small dark fruit |
| FEIJOA | Tropical jelly fruit |
| FIG | Small seeded fruit |
| FRUIT | Apple or orange |
| GRAPE | Small bunch fruit |
| GUAVA | Tropical pink fruit |
| KIWI | Fuzzy brown fruit |
| KUMQUAT | Small citrus fruit |
| LEMON | Sour citrus fruit |
| LIME | Green citrus fruit |
| LITCHI | Rough-skinned sweet fruit |
| LOQUAT | Evergreen orchard fruit |
| LYCHEE | Rough tropical fruit |
| MAMEY | Tropical orange fruit |
| MANGO | Orange tropical fruit |
| MARANG | Philippine fruit |
| MEDLAR | Preserve fruit |
| MELON | Sweet juicy fruit |
| OLIVE | Small green fruit |
| ORANGE | Peelable citrus fruit |
| PAPAYA | Tropical orange fruit |
| PAWPAW | Custardlike fruit |
| PEACH | Fuzzy summer fruit |
| PEAR | Greenish orchard fruit |
| PERSIMMON | Orange fruit |
| PINEAPPLE | Crowned tropical fruit |
| PITAHAYA | Dragon fruit |
| PITANGA | Spicy red tree fruit |
| PLUM | Sweet stone fruit |
| POMELO | Large citrus fruit |
| PUMMELO | Oversize citrus fruit |
| QUINCE | Tart yellow fruit |
| RAMBUTAN | Hairy tropical fruit |
| RASPBERRY | Brambly red fruit |
| ROSEHIP | Seed pod |
| SAPOTA | Sweet tropical fruit |
| SAPOTE | Sherbet fruit |
| SASKATOON | Prairie berry |
| SLOE | Tart wild drupe |
| SOURSOP | Spiky custard-apple fruit |
| TAMARIND | Tangy pod fruit |
| TOMATO | Pasta sauce fruit |
| WATERMELON | Large green-rinded fruit |
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