What could set in if a fruit is not picked when ripe Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue What could set in if a fruit is not picked when ripe . 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ROT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ROT What could set in if a fruit is not picked when ripe (3)
3% MANGO Fruit staff grow, regularly picked (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 10, 2025
3% PROGNOSIS What, when bad, could offer poor signs? (9) (9) The Guardian Quiptic Sep 14, 2025
3% RIPE Like a fruit ready to be picked (4)
3% STANK Was ripe, in a way (5) Wall Street Journal Aug 6, 2025
3% IMPROPER Ripe romp could be seen as this (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 1, 2025
2% LID What's flipped when you lose it (3) The Washington Post Mini Oct 14, 2025
2% PROTEIN Essential part of diet not ripe unfortunately (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 13, 2025
2% BEEF Bone to pick (4) Universal Oct 10, 2025
2% MAY Could potentially (3) Newsday Oct 10, 2025
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