Tropical fruit

The answer to “Tropical fruit” in the The Washington Post crossword is PAPAYA — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post crossword on August 2, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 29-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.

“Tropical fruit” answer

PAPAYA (6 letters)

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Why the answer is PAPAYA

This sweet fruit is often enjoyed fresh or blended into smoothies. 🍹

What does PAPAYA mean?

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

When else has “Tropical fruit” appeared?

The Washington Post 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.

August 2, 2026 (most recent) → PAPAYA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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