*Fruit whose name is also a synonym for a grouch

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  1. 1Potato chip, to Brits
  2. 6Boxing call, informally
  3. 9Award you can wear
  4. 14Tower of ___ (mathematical puzzle with disks)
  5. 15Cash in Kyoto
  6. 16Deliver a TED talk, say
  7. 17"Stop!," during roughhousing
  8. 18Something found in a plum, but not a pear
  9. 19Situated long-term
  10. 20*Most "wasabi" at sushi bars, in actuality
  11. 23*Fruit whose name is also a synonym for a grouch
  12. 24Said "speaking of which," say
  13. 27Held office
  14. 31Take a seat unceremoniously, with "down"
  15. 32Hoagie
  16. 35Contest before a final, informally
  17. 36Bathroom, to Brits
  18. 37Handle, as a tough piece of information
  19. 41Domain suffix that most civilians can't register
  20. 42"___ a free country"
  21. 43Omnivorous fish of the Amazon
  22. 44Info from someone who's on the way
  23. 45Like Nickelodeon's Mutant Ninja Turtles
  24. 47Widens, as a pupil
  25. 49Make yawn, say
  26. 50Concluding part
  27. 51Electronically produced echo effect
  28. 53"Fine, I guess"
  29. 55Ripped
  30. 56"Dead serious," in modern lingo
  31. 58___ of the valley
  32. 60Rapper ___ Sweatshirt
  33. 61Bring together
  34. 62Pacify
  35. 63Counterpart of Dreyer's east of the Rockies
  36. 64Actress Thompson of "Selma" and "Creed"
  37. 65Powdered sugar, for a gingerbread house

Down

  1. 1"Crazy Rich Asians" director Jon M. ___
  2. 21985 Kurosawa epic that is a retelling of "King Lear"
  3. 3Creep (along)
  4. 4Beverage holder that's typically red
  5. 5Capital of South Dakota
  6. 6Characteristically laid-back
  7. 7Actress Knightley
  8. 8Dispensed from a keg
  9. 9Like some homes and phones
  10. 10Items on a blackboard tray
  11. 11Recipe smidgen, as of salt
  12. 12Supped
  13. 13Was ahead in a race
  14. 21Down
  15. 22They result in two baseball outs, for short
  16. 24Divorce
  17. 25Mexican dish of corn on the cob with toppings
  18. 26*Fruit from a bush, much used in pies and jams
  19. 28Like the foods that answer the starred clues, despite how their names start
  20. 29Be overdramatic
  21. 30High-maintenance stars
  22. 32Ticked off
  23. 33"Gattaca" co-star Thurman
  24. 34Word after wedding or rubber
  25. 37Tire on the back of a jeep
  26. 38*Little tuber used to make Spanish horchata
  27. 39*Garbanzo, by another name
  28. 40Heavenly headwear
  29. 46"Great Expectations" and "The Great Gatsby," for two
  30. 48Grown-ups
  31. 51There might be a fork in it
  32. 52Barbecue discard
  33. 53"Overnight" breakfast option
  34. 54Muppet who posts on social media in the third person
  35. 55Stand next to a club?
  36. 57Gender prefix
  37. 59Tree whose name sounds like a pronoun

The answer to “*Fruit whose name is also a synonym for a grouch” in the New York Times crossword is CRABAPPLE — a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 1, 2025, a Tuesday puzzle, at 23-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 whose name is also a synonym for a grouch” answer

CRABAPPLE (9 letters)

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Why the answer is CRABAPPLE

CRABAPPLE is the 9-letter solution that fits "*Fruit whose name is also a synonym for a grouch" in the NYT Crossword crossword on July 1, 2025 (23-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does CRABAPPLE mean?

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

(noun)

  • a small sour apple
  • the small tree that bears the crab apple

When else has “*Fruit whose name is also a synonym for a grouch” appeared?

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July 1, 2025 (most recent) → CRABAPPLE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “*Fruit whose name is also a synonym for a grouch”?

The answer is CRABAPPLE, a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 1, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “*Fruit whose name is also a synonym for a grouch”?

9 letters: CRABAPPLE.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on July 1, 2025 (a Tuesday puzzle), at 23-Across.

Can “*Fruit whose name is also a synonym for a grouch” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for July 1, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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