The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word RIPEN , but the solution may also be AGE which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in Boston Globe).
Approach maturity crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RIPEN | 60 % | 5 |
| AGE | 20 % | 3 |
| ADOLESCE | 20 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Approach maturity
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- grow up
- come of age
- age
- mental age
- adulthood
- aged
- mature
- aging
- old age
- prime time
- absolute
- senescent
Crossword Answer definitions
RIPEN verb- To grow ripe; to become mature (said of grain, fruit, flowers etc.)
- To approach or come to perfection.
- To cause to mature; to make ripe
- To mature; to fit or prepare; to bring to perfection
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 RIPEN
- Mature
- Become ready to pluck
- Turn edible
- Turn red, perhaps
- Age
- Come to fruition
- Mellow
- Turn red on the vine, say
- Get ready for the apple store, perhaps?
- Get ready to eat?
More clues leading to the result AGE
- Beauty preceder?
- Bio bit
- Cause of wrinkles
- Generation
- Get better, as wine
- Get older
- Go gray
- Grow sharper
- Historic period
- Iron or Bronze