Less green
The crossword clue "Less green" is answered by RIPER, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2005; first recorded in 1983. 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
RIPER
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RIPER answer page.
Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2005; first recorded in 1983. It appears in 3 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 collection link to their own answer page.
- MATURER (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for RIPER
Every other clue in this collection answered by RIPER, most used first.
- More mature - used 47 times, most recently in 2025
- Not so green - used 16 times, most recently in 2018
- More mellow - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Closer to fruition - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- More developed - used 6 times, most recently in 2004
- Redder, as a tomato - 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.
- Less common - RARER, used 151 times
- Green sauce - PESTO, used 106 times
- Less friendly - ICIER, used 86 times
- Salad green - CRESS, used 83 times
- Less risky - SAFER, used 75 times
- Less cordial - ICIER, used 71 times
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