More mature

The answer to “More mature” in the New York Times crossword is RIPER — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 13, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 89-Down. 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.

“More mature” answer

RIPER (5 letters)

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Why the answer is RIPER

RIPER is the 5-letter solution that fits "More mature" in the NYT Crossword crossword on April 13, 2025 (89-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does RIPER mean?

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

When else has “More mature” appeared?

New York 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.

April 13, 2025 (most recent) → RIPER. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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