Acid that makes lemons and limes taste sour (6) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CITRIC Acid that makes lemons and limes taste sour (6) (6)
8% CITRICACID Sour substance in lemons and limes (6,4) (10) The Guardian Quick Oct 13, 2025
7% ACID Sour-tasting (4) (4) Puzzler Oct 12, 2025
7% LEMON Sour-tasting fruit (5) The Times Concise Sep 26, 2025
7% RANCID Sour-tasting (6) The Telegraph Quick Sep 24, 2025
7% TART Sour, acidic (4) The Times Concise Aug 21, 2025
7% ACERB Sour-tasting (5) Newsday Jul 20, 2025
7% ADE Suffix with lemon or lime (3) New York Times Jul 14, 2025
6% SENTIMENTALISE Sugar-coat nine limes bursting with taste (14) The Times Cryptic Oct 14, 2025
6% RHUBARB Plant with edible acid-tasting leafstalks (7) The Times Concise Oct 9, 2025
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