Like unripe fruit
The crossword clue "Like unripe fruit" is answered by ACERB, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ACERB
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ACERB answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ACERB
Every other clue in this collection answered by ACERB, most used first.
- Bitter - used 69 times, most recently in 2024
- Sour - used 43 times, most recently in 2025
- Biting - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Sharp - used 27 times, most recently in 2024
- Harsh - used 23 times, most recently in 2020
- Sour-tasting - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
- Bitter-tasting - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
- Very tart - used 12 times, most recently in 2015
- Sharp-tongued - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
- Tart - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
- Acid-tongued - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
- Caustic - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
- Sour tasting, old-style - used 8 times, most recently in 2007
- Astringent - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
- Having a bite - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
- Lip-puckering - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
- Sharp and harsh. - used 7 times, most recently in 1982
- Bitter in taste - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
- Like a sourball - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
- Sarcastic - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Vinegary - used 6 times, most recently in 2005
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
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- Like some seals - EARED, used 89 times
- Tropical fruit - MANGO, used 88 times
- "As You Like It" forest - ARDEN, used 79 times
- Like Cheerios - OATEN, used 79 times
- Like draft beer - ONTAP, used 74 times
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