Color that's surprisingly named after a fruit, and not the other way around Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ORANGE Color that's surprisingly named after a fruit, and not the other way around (6)
65% TANGERINE Orange-colored citrus fruit (9) Newsday Oct 28, 2025
62% DRACO Malfoy of Hogwarts - named after 23's subject? (5) The Times O Tempora Nov 1, 2025
62% BYPASS Way around (6) New York Times Aug 10, 2025
62% LEMONYELLOW Color named after a fruit (11) USA Today Dec 31, 2019
59% PLUM Juicy purple-colored fruit (anagram of "lump") (4)
59% INVERT Turn the other way round (6) (6) Puzzler Oct 13, 2025
59% NOTHINGTODO Two moving around each other (11) New York Times Oct 9, 2025
59% CELIE Whoopi's role in 1985's "The Color Purple" (5) New York Times Oct 6, 2025
59% SCARESUP Finds after scrounging around (8) Universal Oct 4, 2025
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