Detroit dud
The crossword clue "Detroit dud" is answered by LEMON, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2009; first recorded in 1992. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
LEMON
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LEMON answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2009; first recorded in 1992. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for LEMON
Every other clue in this collection answered by LEMON, most used first.
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- Citrus fruit - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Cleaner scent - used 20 times, most recently in 2024
- Yellow citrus fruit - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Sherbet flavor - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
- Dud on wheels - used 11 times, most recently in 2013
- Shade of yellow. - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Slot machine fruit - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Slot machine symbol - used 10 times, most recently in 2016
- Yellow fruit - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Defective car - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Iced tea garnish - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Clunker - used 7 times, most recently in 2009
- Furniture polish scent - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Lousy car - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
- Seafood garnish - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Sour fruit - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Car bomb? - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
- __ meringue pie - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Tart fruit - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Tea garnish - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Detroit team - LIONS, used 29 times
- Detroit dud - EDSEL, used 17 times
- Della from Detroit - REESE, used 11 times
- Detroit footballers - LIONS, used 9 times
- Detroit player - TIGER, used 9 times
- ___ City (Detroit nickname) - MOTOR, used 7 times
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