‘Hybrid fruit similar to an “aprium”‘ NYT Mini Crossword clue Aug. 29 answer and hints

Unless you’re familiar with all the hybrid fruit varieties out there (and surely not that many people are) then today’s NYT crossword clue would have been baffling; it involves knowing a particular “Hybrid fruit similar to an ‘aprium.'”

If you’re stuck on this clue from the Aug. 29 NYT Mini Crossword puzzle, you aren’t alone. And it’s not a fake fruit with a fake name either, although it sounds like one.

‘Hybrid fruit similar to an “aprium”‘ NYT Mini Crossword clue Aug. 29 hints and answer

• Hint 1: It starts with a “P.”
• Hint 2: It’s a plum and apricot hybrid.
• Hint 3: It ends with a “T.”
• Hint 4: It’s almost spelt like Pluto.

The answer to the “Hybrid fruit similar to an ‘aprium'” clue today is “PLUOT.” Pluots are apparently a hybrid fruit. They’re a mixture of plums and apricots. Unlike other plum-cross-apricot hybrid fruits, this one is more plum than apricot.

Aug. 29 NYT Mini Crossword puzzle: All clues and answers

Across

• 1A Throws, as a fishing line — CASTS
• 6A Omega’s opposite — ALPHA
• 7A Hybrid fruit similar to an “aprium” — PLUOT
• 8A Get the shampoo out — RINSE
• 9A Signed, as a contract —INKED

Down

• 1D Island that lends its name to a style of pants — CAPRI
• 2D Betting every last poker chi p— ALL IN
• 3D Moxie — SPUNK
• 4D “It’s just one of ____days” — THOSE
• 5D Happily full — SATED

‘Hybrid fruit similar to an “aprium”‘ NYT Crossword clue difficulty, rated

I won’t lie; when I read this clue, I had no idea what it could be. It wasn’t until I solved the rest of the puzzle that I learned what a pluot was, and even then, I was a little skeptical because it sounded like a fake name for a made-up fruit. But it’s apparently a real fruit. And if you were like me and had no clue it was real, this would have been a tough clue to solve, which is why I give it a difficulty rating of five out of five.

Games to play after the NYT Mini Crossword

If you enjoyed today’s mini crossword puzzle, try the ones from the LA Times or the Washington Post. Or, if you enjoy themed word searches or spelling games, try Strands or Spelling Bee from the NYT.