Southern fruit not used for flavouring (9) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Southern fruit not used for flavouring (9) last seen in Guardian 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SPEARMINT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPEARMINT Southern fruit not used for flavouring (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 20, 2025
8% DIXIE The southern states of the US (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 18, 2026
8% TASTE Flavour (5) The Telegraph Quick Aug 25, 2026
8% TEXAS Southern US state (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jun 5, 2026
7% PEACH Shade of pink or a fruit used in cobbler (5)
7% QUINCE Fruit used for jellies (6) (6) Puzzler Sep 19, 2026
7% TASTY Pleasantly flavoured (5) (5) Mirror Classic Aug 27, 2026
7% OKRA Southern veggie that's often deep-fried or used in gumbo (4)
7% YALL Southern pronoun (4) Commuter Aug 17, 2026
7% GRAPE Fruit used to make wine (5) The Telegraph Mini Aug 13, 2026

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