Future fruit? — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the August 8 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
SEED
4 letters
If this does not fit your grid, check the letter count above against the squares you have. Clues get reused across daily puzzles and themed packs, and the same wording can point at a different word.
Did you know that the placement of a sunflower ___ (sprouting plant part) fits an interlocking spiral formed by Fibonacci numbers?
SEED
4
Plant's tiny and humble beginning
SEED
4
There's only one in a mango, but many in a watermelon
SEED
4
Plant starter?
SEED
4
Watermelon eater's discard
SEED
4
Gardener's spring purchase
SEED
4
Edible sunflower part
SEED
4
Fruit's baby?
SEED
4
Mango discard
SEED
4
Watermelon discard
SEED
4
Bad ___ (person with a not-so-good influence)
SEED
4
Plant origin
SEED
4
"The ___ of the Rings" (film trilogy)
LORD
4
Ambulance crew member: Abbr.
EMT
3
___ school (doctor's alma mater, for short)
MED
3
Brainstorm session output
IDEA
4
British bathroom, informally
LOO
3
Manning of the NFL
ELI
3
Foot treatment, informally
PEDI
4
___ Star State (Texas nickname)
LONE
4
Mont Blanc or Matterhorn, e.g.
ALP
3
Low-fat, as meat
LEAN
4
Still stuck?
Match the letter count first — it rules out most wrong answers on its own. If your grid needs a different length, use the search box at the top of the page and we will list every recorded clue and answer that matches your text.
Answers come from the published Daily Themed Crossword puzzles and are updated as each new grid is released. We are in no way affiliated with or endorsed by the publishers that created the game.