The Clue
Least ripe (8 letter answer)
The Answer
GREENEST
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Notes
The answer GREENEST is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
GREEN as an adjective:
1. (green, greenish, light-green, dark-green) = of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass; "a green tree"; "green fields"; "green paint"
2. concerned with or supporting or in conformity with the political principles of the Green Party
3. (green, unripe, unripened, immature) = not fully developed or mature; not ripe; "unripe fruit"; "fried green tomatoes"; "green wood"
4. looking pale and unhealthy; "you're looking green"; "green around the gills"
5. (fleeceable, green, gullible) = naive and easily deceived or tricked; "at that early age she had been gullible and in love"