Fruit named for its unappealing appearance Crossword Clue

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Fruit named for its unappealing appearance Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

UNAPPEALING (adjective)
1. (of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings
2. not able to attract favorable attention
APPEARANCE (noun)
1. pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression
2. formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
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More NYT Easy Mode Crossword (8/7/2026) Answers

Across

1. Squishy fidget toy

11. Some, but not many

15. "Wow, that's news to me!"

16. Sitarist Shankar

17. "Whoops, everyone knows our secret!"

19. Bro's sibling, perhaps

20. Joint between your elbow and knuckles

21. Jesse ___, runner who broke multiple records and won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics

22. Resident of Glasgow or Edinburgh

23. Stun gun

25. Nut whose name famously has multiple pronunciations

27. Laugh super-hard

30. Characteristic

31. Nonkosher kind of chop

32. Big name in hiking sandals

33. Brand for many foam darts

34. Word that many believe follows "Looney," in a classic example of the Mandela effect

35. Command for a dog on a walk

37. Amazes

38. The Crimson Tide's elephant mascot

39. Worker in Santa's workshop

41. Tracks on a rock album, e.g.

42. Exploratory robot on Mars

43. Floating ice chunk

44. Garnish for a martini

46. City layouts common in the U.S. but less seen in Europe

48. The Big Apple, in brief

51. Creation of a studio album, e.g.

54. Slushy drink in a gas station

55. Annoyance when you've just settled down to wait to board an airplane

56. Covers with black goo, as a driveway

57. Quick lunch, say

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Down

1. Urges to attack, with "on"

2. Pad ___, dish in many a Bangkok street cart

3. Rodent characters in "Ratatouille"

4. Actors Asner and Harris

5. Winter vehicle used to clear off-road trails

6. Grow sick of

7. Ate dust, so to speak

8. Kerfuffles

9. Driving maneuvers made at green arrows

10. Southern California newspaper, in brief

11. Question to someone who may or may not be your boyfriend

12. Bejeweled Russian collectible that opens up to reveal a surprise

13. "Dear ___ Hansen" (Tony-winning musical)

14. A future hairstylist might practice on them

18. North America, for the 2026 FIFA World Cup

22. "Avatar" and "Arrival," for two

24. Voices a question

25. Big name in spaghetti sauce

26. One getting up at the crack of dawn

27. Rude audience member

28. Middle layers of eyes

29. Like many basketball players and few gymnasts

30. Letter-shaped fastener

31. Aggressive attempt to seize authority

34. Opposite of give

38. Eastern European beet soup

40. With in French

41. Entice romantically

43. Bathroom fixture that's common in Japan and much of Europe

44. Leave out

45. Pixar film set in Italy

47. Alternative to naan in Indian cuisine

48. Number that becomes a different number when you flip it upside down

49. Exercise discipline that improves flexibility

50. Website with tech reviews

52. Sports org. with clubs and caddies

53. "The ___ of Pooh" (1982 best seller)

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