Fruit with a thick rind

The answer to “Fruit with a thick rind” in the LA Times crossword is MELON — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on September 18, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 17-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Fruit with a thick rind” answer

MELON (5 letters)

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What does MELON mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of MELON is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Fruit with a thick rind” appeared?

LA Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

September 18, 2026 (most recent) → MELON. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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