Colourless crystalline acid occurring in unripe apples and other fruits, imparting a sour flavour (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MALIC Colourless crystalline acid occurring in unripe apples and other fruits, imparting a sour flavour (5) (5)
4% MELON Fruit that's an anagram of a sour fruit (5) Universal Dec 20, 2025
3% FOLIC __ acid (5) LA Times Daily Feb 22, 2026
3% ANISEED Herbal flavouring (7) The Times Concise Feb 19, 2026
3% ASIN A ___ "apple" (4) Wall Street Journal Feb 11, 2026
3% NIACIN Nicotinic acid (6) The Telegraph Quick Feb 11, 2026
3% AMINO ___ acid (5) Wall Street Journal Feb 10, 2026
3% TIMELY Occurring at an appropriate moment (6) New York Times Feb 4, 2026
3% TASTES Sweet and sour, e.g. (6) USA Today Feb 3, 2026
3% TURN Go sour, as milk (4) New York Times Feb 3, 2026
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