The Clue
Earth's shape (4 letter answer)
The Answer
PEAR
Tags
Notes
The answer PEAR is seen frequently, appearing about once every 120 puzzles.
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Succulent fruit
Tree for a partridge
Yellow fruit
Distinctively shaped fruit
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Fruit basket selection
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Partridge's preferred tree
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Still-life item
Still-life subject
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Definition
PEAR as a noun:
1. sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties
2. (pear, pear tree, Pyrus communis) = Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties