Crossword answer
PRUNE
5 letters · Used for 7 different clues · 14 appearances · Last seen New York Times, May 17, 2026
Letter pattern
PRUNE
Clues that lead to PRUNE
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Trim5New York TimesMay 17, 2026
It's plum dried out!5New York TimesNov 24, 2025
Wrinkly fruit5New York TimesNov 12, 2025
Trim back, as a tree5NewsdayAug 27, 2025
Trim branches from5NewsdayFeb 2, 2025
Dried plum5Evening StandardJan 31, 2025
Make the spruce sprucer?5Evening StandardNov 22, 2024
About PRUNE in crosswords
PRUNE is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 14 times in our database across 7 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Trim” in the New York Times crossword on May 17, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
SAGESWise people
MANGOI don’t want you, old bean, in fruit … (5)
FIREDDismissed
SARGENCO nickname
LEMMAPremise of large book set in Highbury
SQUIDOctopus cousin
OUNCEUnit of weight
BOOSTRaise (morale) (5)
WELDSFuses with a blowtorch
LARGESize above medium
ATLASHe has the weight of the world on his shoulders
ELVISThe Spanish girl's boy
CRESTEmblem topping a coat of arms
SHEENFabric's luster
Every appearance of PRUNE (14)
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May 17, 2026
Trim · New York Times · 50 Down
Nov 24, 2025
It's plum dried out! · New York Times · 24 Down
Nov 12, 2025
Wrinkly fruit · New York Times · 52 Down
Aug 27, 2025
Trim back, as a tree · Newsday · Across
Feb 2, 2025
Trim branches from · Newsday · Down
Jan 31, 2025
Dried plum · Evening Standard · 10 Down
Nov 22, 2024
Make the spruce sprucer? · Evening Standard · 19 Down
Nov 14, 2024
Dried plum · The Independent · 1 Down
May 19, 2023
Dried plum · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Nov 19, 2022
Dried plum · Daily Themed · 40 Down
May 27, 2022
Dried plum · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Down
May 8, 2020
Dried plum · Evening Standard · 35 Down
Dec 13, 2019
Make the spruce sprucer? · Evening Standard · 19 Down
Dec 28, 2018
Dried plum · Evening Standard · 10 Down