Crossword answer
LEMON
5 letters · Used for 62 different clues · 145 appearances · Last seen New York Times, August 23, 2026
Letter pattern
LEMON
Clues that lead to LEMON
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Pucker producer, perhaps5New York TimesAug 23, 2026
Sour yellow fruit5Crosswords With FriendsAug 18, 2026
Fruit5Evening StandardAug 17, 2026
Bob ___, former MLB pitcher with a fruity surname that sounds better suited for making summer drinks than baseball history5Daily ThemedJul 28, 2026
Flavor of yellow Skittles5NYT MiniJul 27, 2026
American Tour de France winner mostly in yellow5The IndependentJul 12, 2026
Dish soap scent5LA TimesJun 11, 2026
Some of the dole money grows on a tree!5Evening StandardJun 10, 2026
Fruit that makes your lips pucker5New York TimesMay 25, 2026
The French start Monday with something juicy5Evening StandardApr 7, 2026
No elm can provide the answer5Evening StandardApr 1, 2026
Yellow citrus fruit5NewsdayMar 23, 2026
Left omen gets broadcast - that's sharp5Daily ExpressMar 19, 2026
Citrus fruit5Evening StandardMar 9, 2026
Fruit developed from the melon?5Evening StandardFeb 3, 2026
Citrus tree5Puzzle PageJan 28, 2026
Squashed melon?5Evening StandardJan 22, 2026
Gelato flavor5NewsdayDec 26, 2025
Small citrus fruit5Evening StandardDec 10, 2025
Bitter variety of melon5Evening StandardDec 4, 2025
Fruit that can be used to add highlights to your hair5New York TimesNov 14, 2025
Furniture polish scent5Eugene ShefferOct 2, 2025
No elm can yield fruit!5Evening StandardAug 20, 2025
Unattractive person turned me on after a bit of loving …5The IndependentJun 27, 2025
It needs aid, we hear, to make a drink5Evening StandardJun 26, 2025
Iced tea garnish5Eugene ShefferJun 21, 2025
Tea garnish5NewsdayApr 27, 2025
Sour citrus5NewsdayApr 16, 2025
Sour citrus fruit5Daily ThemedFeb 11, 2025
"Wait! Did you just fill those gaps up like it was easy peasy ___ squeezy? You're definitely a Fill Master!"5Daily ThemedJan 26, 2025
Yellow citrus fruit that is often squeezed into a steaming cup of tea5Daily ThemedJan 12, 2025
Zesty garnish in cocktails5Daily ThemedDec 31, 2024
"The ___ Drop Kid," comedy film starring Bob Hope ... and a "citric" ingredient to make a traditional Thanksgiving dessert5Daily ThemedNov 28, 2024
Pucker-inducing yellow fruit5Daily ThemedNov 6, 2024
Such a tree no elm could be5Evening StandardOct 23, 2024
The fruit of sterile monasticism?5Evening StandardOct 9, 2024
The answer, perhaps, is distinctly sour5Evening StandardOct 2, 2024
CAUTION! ___ juice, yellow citrus fruit extract that shouldn't be stored in a metal container5Daily ThemedAug 16, 2024
"Easy peasy ___ squeezy"5Daily ThemedJul 22, 2024
Tangy citrus fruit5Daily ThemedJul 14, 2024
Has your tummy been upset? Grandma suggests drinking this yellow fruit's juice to feel better5Daily ThemedMay 18, 2024
Squashed fruit?5Evening StandardMar 20, 2024
Heartless Beatle describing McCartney's first as dud5The IndependentJan 9, 2024
Len has consumed some more fruit!5Evening StandardDec 21, 2023
"The ___ Drop Kid," 1951 comedy about a con artist who is given a Christmas day deadline to pay off his debts5Daily ThemedDec 9, 2023
No elm can produce one!5Evening StandardOct 16, 2023
No elm can produce fruit!5Evening StandardMay 2, 2023
Troublesome car5Eugene ShefferApr 10, 2023
Something bitter for the French, one day5Evening StandardFeb 6, 2023
Could one confuse it with melon?5Evening StandardJan 16, 2023
Iced tea flavoring, most often5Daily ThemedDec 29, 2022
Fruit that's an anagram of "melon"5Daily ThemedDec 12, 2022
Is yellow, also bitter5Evening StandardSep 7, 2022
It can be bitter for the French, one day5Evening StandardMar 24, 2022
It may make you pucker5Daily ThemedMar 21, 2022
Yellow variety of melon5Evening StandardNov 8, 2021
Len seems to have eaten some more fruit!5Evening StandardAug 11, 2021
Bar twist5Eugene ShefferJun 21, 2021
CNN News anchor Don —5Eugene ShefferMay 7, 2021
Yellow5Evening StandardOct 25, 2019
No elm produces fruit5Evening StandardOct 22, 2019
Yellow oval fruit5Evening StandardSep 26, 2019
About LEMON in crosswords
LEMON is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 145 times in our database across 62 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Pucker producer, perhaps” in the New York Times crossword on August 23, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
ANORA2025 Best Picture Oscar winner
ARBORApril's ___ Day
DALESYorkshire valleys
GEESEGenoese fliers? No no!
DROSSScum
HUFFYAngry, making a lot of noise in parts of Hungary
SCRUBWash with stiff brush, perhaps (5)
SHADYSuspicious
JONES"Jessica ___," superhero TV series where Krysten Ritter plays the tough lead character who gives the show its name
HORSENeigh sayer
HABITCustomary behavior
INEPTBumbling
POSSEClique
WADERShorebird is nameless stray
Every appearance of LEMON (145)
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Aug 23, 2026
Pucker producer, perhaps · New York Times · 127 Across
Aug 18, 2026
Sour yellow fruit · Crosswords With Friends · 51
Aug 17, 2026
Fruit · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Jul 27, 2026
Flavor of yellow Skittles · NYT Mini · 6 Across
Jul 12, 2026
American Tour de France winner mostly in yellow · The Independent · 22 Across
Jul 4, 2026
Fruit · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Jun 15, 2026
Fruit · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Jun 11, 2026
Dish soap scent · LA Times · Down
Jun 10, 2026
Some of the dole money grows on a tree! · Evening Standard · 12 Across
May 29, 2026
Fruit · Evening Standard · 17 Down
May 25, 2026
Fruit that makes your lips pucker · New York Times · 19 Across
Apr 23, 2026
Fruit · Evening Standard · 38 Across
Apr 7, 2026
The French start Monday with something juicy · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Apr 1, 2026
No elm can provide the answer · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Mar 23, 2026
Yellow citrus fruit · Newsday · Down
Mar 19, 2026
Left omen gets broadcast - that's sharp · Daily Express · 2 Down
Mar 9, 2026
Citrus fruit · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Feb 3, 2026
Fruit developed from the melon? · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Jan 28, 2026
Citrus tree · Puzzle Page · 12 Across
Jan 22, 2026
Squashed melon? · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jan 11, 2026
Fruit · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Dec 26, 2025
Gelato flavor · Newsday · Across
Dec 10, 2025
Small citrus fruit · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Dec 4, 2025
Bitter variety of melon · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Nov 27, 2025
Fruit · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Nov 14, 2025
Fruit that can be used to add highlights to your hair · New York Times · 68 Across
Nov 8, 2025
Fruit · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Oct 2, 2025
Furniture polish scent · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Down
Aug 20, 2025
No elm can yield fruit! · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Aug 1, 2025
Fruit · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Jun 27, 2025
Unattractive person turned me on after a bit of loving … · The Independent · 13 Across
Jun 26, 2025
It needs aid, we hear, to make a drink · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Jun 21, 2025
Iced tea garnish · Eugene Sheffer · 35 Across
Jun 15, 2025
Fruit · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Jun 5, 2025
Citrus fruit · The Independent · 7 Across
Apr 27, 2025
Tea garnish · Newsday · Down
Apr 16, 2025
Sour citrus · Newsday · Across
Mar 27, 2025
Fruit · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Feb 17, 2025
Fruit · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Feb 16, 2025
Sour yellow fruit · Daily Themed · 29 Across
Feb 11, 2025
Sour citrus fruit · Daily Themed · 41 Down
Feb 4, 2025
Yellow citrus fruit · Newsday · Across
Jan 26, 2025
"Wait! Did you just fill those gaps up like it was easy peasy ___ squeezy? You're definitely a Fill Master!" · Daily Themed · 34 Across
Jan 12, 2025
Yellow citrus fruit that is often squeezed into a steaming cup of tea · Daily Themed · 27 Across
Dec 31, 2024
Zesty garnish in cocktails · Daily Themed · 43 Down
Dec 27, 2024
Citrus fruit · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Nov 6, 2024
Pucker-inducing yellow fruit · Daily Themed · 41 Down
Oct 23, 2024
Such a tree no elm could be · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Oct 18, 2024
Citrus fruit · The Independent · 16 Down
Oct 9, 2024
The fruit of sterile monasticism? · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Oct 8, 2024
Fruit · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Oct 2, 2024
The answer, perhaps, is distinctly sour · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Oct 1, 2024
Fruit · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Sep 10, 2024
Fruit · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Aug 16, 2024
CAUTION! ___ juice, yellow citrus fruit extract that shouldn't be stored in a metal container · Daily Themed · 31 Across
Jul 22, 2024
"Easy peasy ___ squeezy" · Daily Themed · 23 Across
Jul 18, 2024
Fruit · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Jul 14, 2024
Tangy citrus fruit · Daily Themed · 4 Down
Jun 20, 2024
Fruit · Evening Standard · 13 Down
May 18, 2024
Has your tummy been upset? Grandma suggests drinking this yellow fruit's juice to feel better · Daily Themed · 19 Across
May 8, 2024
Fruit · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Mar 20, 2024
Squashed fruit? · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Mar 15, 2024
Fruit · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Feb 20, 2024
Fruit · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Jan 16, 2024
Fruit · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Jan 9, 2024
Heartless Beatle describing McCartney's first as dud · The Independent · 24 Down
Dec 21, 2023
Len has consumed some more fruit! · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Dec 19, 2023
Fruit · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Dec 8, 2023
Citrus fruit · Evening Standard · 42 Across
Nov 20, 2023
Sour, yellow fruit · Daily Themed · 47 Across
Oct 23, 2023
Fruit · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Oct 16, 2023
No elm can produce one! · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Sep 27, 2023
Pucker-inducing yellow fruit · Daily Themed · 7 Down
May 25, 2023
Fruit · Evening Standard · 16 Down
May 5, 2023
Fruit · Evening Standard · 17 Down
May 4, 2023
Pucker-inducing yellow fruit · Daily Themed · 34 Down
May 2, 2023
No elm can produce fruit! · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Apr 25, 2023
Fruit · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Apr 10, 2023
Troublesome car · Eugene Sheffer · 42 Down
Mar 16, 2023
Fruit · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Feb 6, 2023
Something bitter for the French, one day · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Jan 16, 2023
Could one confuse it with melon? · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Dec 29, 2022
Iced tea flavoring, most often · Daily Themed · 27 Across
Dec 12, 2022
Fruit that's an anagram of "melon" · Daily Themed · 20 Down
Nov 30, 2022
Fruit · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Sep 7, 2022
Is yellow, also bitter · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Aug 16, 2022
Bitter variety of melon · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Jul 29, 2022
Fruit · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Jun 7, 2022
Fruit · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Mar 28, 2022
Fruit · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Mar 24, 2022
It can be bitter for the French, one day · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Mar 21, 2022
It may make you pucker · Daily Themed · 44 Down
Feb 9, 2022
Fruit · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Nov 25, 2021
Fruit · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Nov 8, 2021
Yellow variety of melon · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Aug 11, 2021
Len seems to have eaten some more fruit! · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Jul 22, 2021
Fruit · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Jun 21, 2021
Bar twist · Eugene Sheffer · 20 Across
May 18, 2021
Fruit · Evening Standard · 12 Down
May 7, 2021
CNN News anchor Don — · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Down
Apr 20, 2021
Fruit · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Apr 13, 2021
Some of the dole money grows on a tree! · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Mar 27, 2021
Troublesome car · Eugene Sheffer · 32 Across
Feb 1, 2021
Fruit · Evening Standard · 38 Across
Jan 6, 2021
The French start Monday with something juicy · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Dec 31, 2020
Fruit · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Dec 29, 2020
No elm can provide the answer · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Dec 4, 2020
Furniture polish scent · Eugene Sheffer · 37 Across
Nov 24, 2020
Citrus fruit · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Oct 5, 2020
Fruit developed from the melon? · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Sep 14, 2020
Squashed melon? · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Aug 17, 2020
Fruit · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Jun 26, 2020
Furniture polish scent · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Across
Jun 25, 2020
Bitter variety of melon · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Jun 23, 2020
Small citrus fruit · Evening Standard · 27 Across
May 11, 2020
Fruit · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Feb 5, 2020
Fruit · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Jan 7, 2020
No elm can yield fruit! · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Dec 9, 2019
No elm can produce one · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Nov 12, 2019
Fruit · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Oct 25, 2019
Yellow · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Oct 24, 2019
Fruit · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Oct 22, 2019
No elm produces fruit · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Sep 26, 2019
Yellow oval fruit · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Sep 24, 2019
Fruit · Evening Standard · 41 Across
Sep 17, 2019
Fruit · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Jul 3, 2019
Fruit · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Jun 7, 2019
Fruit · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Apr 2, 2019
It needs aid, we hear, to make a drink · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Dec 11, 2018
Fruit · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Nov 23, 2018
Citrus fruit · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Jul 30, 2018
Such a tree no elm could be · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Jul 16, 2018
The fruit of sterile monasticism? · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Jul 12, 2018
The answer, perhaps, is distinctly sour · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Jul 5, 2018
Fruit · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jun 27, 2018
Fruit · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Jun 6, 2018
Fruit · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Apr 23, 2018
Fruit · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Mar 28, 2018
Fruit · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Feb 26, 2018
Fruit · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Feb 16, 2018
Fruit · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Jan 15, 2018
Squashed fruit? · Evening Standard · 21 Down