--- title: "Free Fruits crossword with answer key" description: "A free printable fruits crossword for children, with clues and answers. Solve apples, bananas, mangoes and other tasty fruits, then print two pages." source: "https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/fruits" --- 1. [Home](https://www.oncebooks.com/) 2. [Crossword](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword) 3. Fruits Free printable # Fruits crossword Fruit is nature at its sweetest, and this crossword serves up a whole basket. Solve everyday favourites like apples and bananas alongside juicy mangoes and pineapples. A colourful way to talk about healthy eating. PuzzleDesign Puzzle title Clues (one per line, as ANSWER: clue)APPLE: Red or green fruit that keeps the doctor away BANANA: Long yellow fruit you peel ORANGE: Round citrus fruit named for its colour GRAPE: Small round fruit that grows in bunches MANGO: Sweet orange tropical fruit with a big stone PEACH: Fuzzy fruit with a hard stone inside CHERRY: Small red fruit that grows in pairs LEMON: Sour yellow citrus fruit MELON: Big juicy fruit, sometimes water- or honeydew PEAR: Green fruit shaped like a teardrop PLUM: Small purple fruit with a stone KIWI: Fuzzy brown fruit that is green inside COCONUT: Hard brown fruit with milk inside GRAPEFRUIT: Large pink or yellow sour citrus fruit Difficulty EasyMediumHardExtremeEvil Harder grades use longer answers and give fewer crossing letters. Grid size Smaller grids print larger. 1 answer did not fit this grid and were left out: KIWI. Try a larger grid or an easier grade. 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Hide the preview - Fruits Crossword Medium Across 2 Fuzzy fruit with a hard stone inside 6 Hard brown fruit with milk inside 8 Round citrus fruit named for its colour 9 Red or green fruit that keeps the doctor away 11 Green fruit shaped like a teardrop 12 Big juicy fruit, sometimes water- or honeydew Down 1 Sweet orange tropical fruit with a big stone 3 Long yellow fruit you peel 4 Sour yellow citrus fruit 5 Small round fruit that grows in bunches 7 Small red fruit that grows in pairs 10 Small purple fruit with a stone 1 Puzzle - Fruits Crossword · Answers Medium · Solution Across 2 Fuzzy fruit with a hard stone inside 6 Hard brown fruit with milk inside 8 Round citrus fruit named for its colour 9 Red or green fruit that keeps the doctor away 11 Green fruit shaped like a teardrop 12 Big juicy fruit, sometimes water- or honeydew Down 1 Sweet orange tropical fruit with a big stone 3 Long yellow fruit you peel 4 Sour yellow citrus fruit 5 Small round fruit that grows in bunches 7 Small red fruit that grows in pairs 10 Small purple fruit with a stone 2 Answer key Generate puzzlePrint / save PDF ## Clues in this fruits crossword The 14 clues below fill the grid above. Each answer length is shown to help younger solvers; the full answer key prints on the second page. 1. Red or green fruit that keeps the doctor away (5 letters) 2. Long yellow fruit you peel (6 letters) 3. Round citrus fruit named for its colour (6 letters) 4. Small round fruit that grows in bunches (5 letters) 5. Sweet orange tropical fruit with a big stone (5 letters) 6. Fuzzy fruit with a hard stone inside (5 letters) 7. Small red fruit that grows in pairs (6 letters) 8. Sour yellow citrus fruit (5 letters) 9. Big juicy fruit, sometimes water- or honeydew (5 letters) 10. Green fruit shaped like a teardrop (4 letters) 11. Small purple fruit with a stone (4 letters) 12. Fuzzy brown fruit that is green inside (4 letters) 13. Hard brown fruit with milk inside (7 letters) 14. Large pink or yellow sour citrus fruit (10 letters) ## Fruits by letter count Stuck on a crossword clue? Here are fruits grouped by how many letters they have, so you can match the answer to the squares. | Letters | Fruits | | --- | --- | | 3 letters | Fig | | 4 letters | Pear, Plum, Kiwi, Lime, Date | | 5 letters | Apple, Mango, Grape, Peach, Lemon, Melon, Berry, Guava | | 6 letters | Banana, Orange, Cherry, Papaya, Lychee, Quince, Damson | | 7 letters | Apricot, Kumquat, Satsuma, Soursop, Coconut | | 9 letters | Pineapple, Tangerine, Nectarine, Blueberry, Raspberry | | 10 letters | Grapefruit, Strawberry, Watermelon | ## Making a whole fruits book? This page makes one fruits puzzle. To publish a themed book on Amazon KDP, the [KDP crossword maker](https://www.oncebooks.com/kdp-crossword-maker) drafts a clue bank and generates hundreds of graded puzzles at any trim, as a print-ready 300 DPI interior and answer-key PDF. Generate once, export unlimited sizes. ## More crossword themes - [Animals](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/animals) - [Ocean Animals](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/ocean-animals) - [Space](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/space) - [Dinosaurs](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/dinosaurs) - [Birds](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/birds) - [Food](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/food) [See every crossword theme](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword) ## Questions **What is a 5-letter fruit?** Apple, mango, grape, peach, lemon and melon are five-letter fruits. **What is a 6-letter fruit?** Banana, orange, cherry, papaya and lychee each have six letters. **What is a 9-letter fruit?** Pineapple, tangerine, nectarine, blueberry and raspberry are nine-letter fruits. **Is this fruits crossword free to print?** Yes. Generate the fruits puzzle above, with its 14 clues and a full answer key, and print it at no cost and with no sign-up. It is free for classroom, home and personal use. **Can I change the fruits clues?** Yes. The generator is pre-filled with a themed clue list, but you can edit any clue, add your own, or change the title and generate a fresh grid. It runs entirely in your browser. **Can I make a fruits crossword book to sell on KDP?** Yes. The free tool makes one puzzle. Publisher Studio drafts a clue bank with AI and generates hundreds of graded puzzles at any KDP trim, as a print-ready 300 DPI interior and answer-key PDF, so you can publish a themed book.