| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| CORED | Removed the middle of, as an apple |
| PARE | Remove the skin of, as an apple |
| CORING | Removing the center of, as an apple |
| RIPEST | At the peak of maturity, as an apple |
| reacher | touch or grasp by extending a part of the body (as a hand) or an object couldn't reach the apple |
| pomes | the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels |
| pome | the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels |
