First of oranges, as it happens, green or black fruit Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue First of oranges, as it happens, green or black fruit last seen in Times Quick Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OLIVE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OLIVE First of oranges, as it happens, green or black fruit (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 18, 2023
7% PERSIMMONS Orange fruits (10) Commuter Oct 14, 2025
7% ORIOLE Black-and-orange bird (6) Newsday Oct 14, 2025
6% LORI "Orange Is the New Black" actor Petty (4) USA Today Oct 18, 2025
6% MAMBA Green or black African menace (5) New York Times Oct 12, 2025
6% LIME Green citrus fruit (4) Newsday Oct 6, 2025
6% MDS Graduates in green-and-black regalia, in brief (3) New York Times Oct 3, 2025
6% KIWI Fuzzy green fruit (4)
6% COX Laverne of "Orange Is the New Black" (3) LA Times Daily Sep 9, 2025
6% PEAR Yellowish-green fruit (4) (4) Puzzler Aug 27, 2025

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