The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word MATURE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2017.
Ripe crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MATURE | 33 % | 6 |
| INSEASON | 25 % | 8 |
| AGED | 25 % | 4 |
| SMELLY | 8 % | 6 |
| ADULT | 8 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ripe
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- overripe
- mature
- aged
- mellow
- mellowed
- right
- good
- late
- opportune
- ready
- advanced
- ripened
Crossword Answer definitions
MATURE adjective- Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.
- Brought to a state of complete readiness.
- Profound; careful.
- Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.
- Suitable for adults only, due to sexual themes, violence, etc.
- To proceed toward maturity: full development or completion (either of concrete or of abstract things, e.g. plans, judgments, qualities).
- (of food, especially fruit) To attain maturity, to become mature or ripe.
- To bring (something) to maturity, full development or completion.
- To make (something, e.g. fruit) ripe or mature.
- (of a person) To proceed toward or become mature or full-grown, either physically or psychologically; to gain experience or wisdom with age.
- To make (someone) mature.
- To reach the date when payment is due.
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 MATURE
- Ripen
- All grown up
- Sophisticated
- Victor of Hollywood
- Old enough
- With 68A, Winning grownup?
- The "M" in TV-MA
- Like R-rated-film audiences
- Fully developed
- Having little potential for further growth
More clues leading to the result INSEASON
- Okay to fish for
- Like October oysters
- Currently available for eating
- Currently plentiful
- Like apples during the fall
- Ready for harvesting
- At the right time
- Available, as food
- At just the right time for consumption
- Ripe
More clues leading to the result AGED
- Grew old
- Made mellow
- Elderly
- Like a fine Bordeaux
- Long in the tooth
- Prepared, as wine
- Stored the Sauterne
- Grown old
- Got on in years
- Got wiser, perhaps
More clues leading to the result SMELLY
- In need of air freshener
- Far from fragrant
- Noisome
- Like the stereotypical locker room
- Malodorous
- Foul
- Rank
- Like a dog sprayed by a skunk
- Like Limburger cheese
- Olfactorily offensive