Crossword answer
PLANTAIN
8 letters · Used for 6 different clues · 6 appearances · Last seen The Independent, September 26, 2026
Letter pattern
PLANTAIN
Clues that lead to PLANTAIN
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Green-skinned banana-like fruit of the plant Musa paradisiaca8The IndependentSep 26, 2026
Less sweet relative of a banana8Crosswords With FriendsAug 19, 2026
Insect transported via straight banana (8)8The GuardianJun 17, 2026
The green-skinned banana-like fruit of the plant Musa paradisiaca, eaten as a staple food in many tropical regions8The IndependentDec 27, 2025
Tropical fruit8Eugene ShefferAug 29, 2025
Banana-like fruit8The IndependentSep 20, 2024
About PLANTAIN in crosswords
PLANTAIN is a 8-letter answer that has appeared 6 times in our database across 6 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Green-skinned banana-like fruit of the plant Musa paradisiaca” in the The Independent crossword on September 26, 2026.
Other 8-letter answers
GRIMACESMakes a face (8)
EMIRATESWhat Sex Pistols were paid for 3 months in Holloway venue
GENERALSClasses by extremely lugubrious commanders (8)
AMBULANTMoving about in the morning, six-footer clutches bauble, oddly (8)
DATELINEIt says where and when an article was written (8)
SAYONARAJapanese farewell
REPRISALEarl rips pants in retaliatory act (8)
CAVALIEROffhand
HOWSLIFE"What's new with you?"
OKSOWHAT"And your point is?"
REDCROSSIs humanitarian, but makes a leftist angry
WARFARINDrug no good when engaging in battle (8)
EARLIESTSoonest
SPITBALL"Ammunition" for a class clown
Every appearance of PLANTAIN (6)
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Sep 26, 2026
Green-skinned banana-like fruit of the plant Musa paradisiaca · The Independent · 26 Down
Aug 19, 2026
Less sweet relative of a banana · Crosswords With Friends · 36
Jun 17, 2026
Insect transported via straight banana (8) · The Guardian · 11 Across
Aug 29, 2025
Tropical fruit · Eugene Sheffer · 15 Across
Sep 20, 2024
Banana-like fruit · The Independent · 8 Across