Ripen
The crossword clue "Ripen" is answered by AGE, a 3-letter entry. Used 165 times across 52 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 21 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
AGE
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AGE answer page.
Used 165 times across 52 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 21 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this pilot link to their own answer page.
- MATURE (19 uses in xd)
- MATURATE (2 uses in xd)
- AFE (1 uses in xd)
- BLOSSOM (1 uses in xd)
- MELLOW (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for AGE
Every other clue in this pilot answered by AGE, most used first.
- Get older - used 151 times, most recently in 2026
- Grow older - used 106 times, most recently in 2026
- Candle count - used 101 times, most recently in 2026
- Time of your life? - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- In the past - AGO, used 1,064 times
- Exist - ARE, used 858 times
- In the style of - ALA, used 784 times
- ___ Lingus - AER, used 730 times
- Fuss - ADO, used 644 times
- Fitting - APT, used 551 times
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