Southern fruit not used for flavouring (9) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Southern fruit not used for flavouring (9) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on November 20, 2025. 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SPEARMINT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPEARMINT Southern fruit not used for flavouring (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 20, 2025
8% TASTE Flavour (5) The Telegraph Quick Nov 6, 2025
8% SALAD Fruit ____, raspberry and pineapple-flavoured chew (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 26, 2025
7% GRAPE Fruit used to make wine (5)
7% ANISEED Flavouring of sambuca (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 13, 2025
7% PEAR Fruit used in perry (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 10, 2025
6% GRITS Southern breakfast porridge (5)
6% LEMONTEA Citrus-flavoured brew (5,3) (8) Puzzler Nov 15, 2025
6% LEMON Fruit that can be used to add highlights to your hair (5) New York Times Nov 14, 2025
6% MANGO Fruit used to make a chutney served with poppadoms (5) The Times Specialist Nov 10, 2025

Clues for The Guardian Cryptic Puzzle on November 20, 2025

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