The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word LIME which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2023.
Citrus fruit crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LIME | 44 % | 4 |
| UGLI | 14 % | 4 |
| ORANGE | 13 % | 6 |
| LEMON | 11 % | 5 |
| KUMQUAT | 5 % | 7 |
| TANGERINE | 3 % | 9 |
| TANGELO | 3 % | 7 |
| LIMES | 3 % | 5 |
| LEMONS | 1 % | 6 |
| POMELO | 1 % | 6 |
Why may LIME be the right solution?
The answer to "Citrus fruit" is "LIME" because limes are a type of citrus fruit.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Citrus fruit
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- citrus
- citron
- lime-tree
- sweet orange
- tangerine
- orange
- citrumelo
- lime
- wild orange
- mandarin orange
- cytisus
- sweet lemon
Crossword Answer definitions
LIME noun- Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).
- Any gluey or adhesive substance; something which traps or captures someone; sometimes a synonym for birdlime.
- To treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime).
- To smear with birdlime.
- To apply limewash.
- A deciduous tree of the genus Tilia, especially Tilia × europaea; the linden tree, or its wood.
- Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon.
- Any of the trees that bear limes, especially Key lime, Citrus aurantiifolia.
- A brilliant, sometimes yellowish, green colour associated with the fruits of a lime tree.
- A fan fiction story which contains sexual references, but stops short of full, explicit descriptions of sexual activity (coined by analogy with lemon).
- Containing lime or lime juice.
- Having the aroma or flavor of lime.
- Lime-green.
- To hang out/socialize in an informal, relaxed environment, especially with friends, for example at a party or on the beach.
- A leash.
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 LIME
- Key fruit
- Margarita garnish
- Rickey ingredient
- Salsa ingredient
- Gardener's purchase
- Gimlet garnish
- Green shade
- ___ curry
- Ade flavor
- Certain twist
More clues leading to the result UGLI
- Aptly named citrus
- Aptly-named fruit
- Citrus fruit
- Fruit from the tropics
- It crosses grapefruit, oranges, and tangerines
- Jamaican tangelo
- Wrinkled fruit
- Wrinkly-skinned fruit
- Aptly named fruit
- Not a pretty fruit
More clues leading to the result ORANGE
- Florida product
- Baltimore Orioles uniform color
- Color that, I hear, is the new black
- Fanta color
- Sunset shade
- Bowl in Miami
- Valencia, e.g.
- Dutch dynastic name
- Vitamin C provider
- One of the Bowls
More clues leading to the result LEMON
- Iced-tea add-in
- Ade juice
- Ade variety
- Detroit dud
- Problematic car
- Symbol of sourness
- A real dud
- Water garnish
- Auto freshener option
- Subject of many a "Car Talk" call
More clues leading to the result KUMQUAT
- Citrus fruit whose peel is eaten
- Orange relative
- Oval-shaped citrus
- Small citrus fruit
- Citrus fruit.
- Chinese fruit.
- Citrus fruit
- Literally, "golden orange”
- Preserves fruit
- *Relative of an orange
More clues leading to the result TANGERINE
- Mandarin cousin to citrus in 38A
- Mandarin orange
- Citrus fruit
- Emergen-C flavor
- Tree housing Lee and Brockovich?
- Cousin of an orange
- Reddish orange
- *"Atomic" Crayola color
- Orange-colored citrus fruit
- Life Savers flavor
More clues leading to the result TANGELO
- Hybrid fruit
- Citrus hybrid
- Grapefruit-manderin hybrid
- Kumquat cousin
- Ugli, for example
- Grapefruit hybrid
- Hybrid citrus fruit
- Juicy hybrid
- Very juicy citrus hybrid
- Ugli, for one
More clues leading to the result LIMES
- Key ingredients in some pies?
- Fruits for rickeys
- Zest providers
- Green fruit
- Corona garnishes
- Gimlet garnishes
- Rickey fruits
- They're green when they're ripe
- Green fruits
- Margarita lover's supply
More clues leading to the result LEMONS
- Clunky cars
- They often have breakdowns
- Lousy cars
- Slot machine fruit
- More of the advice
- Duds in a lot
- Lots of duds in lots
- Clunkers
- Duds
- Defective cars