Sweet thing but thick-skinned for starters Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Sweet thing but thick-skinned for starters last seen in Telegraph 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 13 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HONEYDEWMELON.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HONEYDEWMELON Sweet thing but thick-skinned for starters (13) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 14, 2020
3% COOL Sweet (4) USA Today Oct 19, 2025
3% LUSH Thick with vegetation (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 18, 2025
3% NOUGAT Sweet (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 13, 2025
3% HON Sweets (3) New York Times Oct 12, 2025
3% BUTTERSCOTCH Sweet starter in banquet, say, with alcoholic drink (12) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 8, 2025
3% DANISHPASTRY Sweet thing is part shandy in a cocktail (12) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 8, 2025
3% HIDE Skin (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 2, 2025
3% PEASOUP Thick fog (7) Thomas Joseph Oct 2, 2025
3% AMIDST In the thick of (6) Newsday Sep 30, 2025

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