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SLOE (sloh)
The
fruit of the Blackthorn tree
Common
clues: Gin flavoring; Blackthorn; Wild plum; _____ gin fizz;
Purplish fruit; Fruit of the blackthorn; Fruit for flavoring gin
Crossword
puzzle frequency:
6 times a year
Frequency
in English language:
74462 / 86800
News:
Boom
time for berries
Video:
How
to make sloe gin
The
blackthorn is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa.
The common name is derived from its dark bark and skin, and from
the thorns or spines that it bears.
It is covered in
white flowers in early spring, and is often the first flowering
tree in the countryside in its native regions. It bears a fruit
called the sloe, which is similar to a small damson or plum,
suitable for preserves, but too sharp to eat; in rural England
so-called sloe gin is made from them, though this is not a true
gin but a liqueur. In Navarra, Spain, patxaran is a popular
liqueur made with sloes.
The blackthorn is
extensively planted for hedging and for cover for game birds.
Some forms are grown for ornament and flower. The foliage is
sometimes eaten by the larvae of Lepidoptera including Emperor
Moth, Common Emerald, November Moth, Pale November Moth, Mottled
Pug, Green Pug, Brimstone Moth, Feathered Thorn, Brown-tail and
Yellow-tail.
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It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Sloe”.
SLOE
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We- >1 09 Gin flavoring
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Tu- >1 09 ___ gin fizz
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Tu- >1 97 Blackthorn
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We >1 05 Blackthorn fruit
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Tu+ >1 04 Wild plum
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We+ >1 07 Plumlike fruit
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Th- >1 08 ___-eyed DEWY
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Tu- >1 09 ___ gin
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Tu- >1 06 Gin flavor
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Th- >1 09 Gin fruit
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Th- >1 96 Kind of gin
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Th >1 07 Tart fruit SORB
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Mo >1 06 Blackthorn berry
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We+ >1 06 Gin flavorer
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We- >1 06 Tart plum
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Tu >1 06 Fruit of the blackthorn
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Fr- >1 07 Astringent fruit
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Th- NYT 05 Sour fruit
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Th- >1 08 Dark-skinned fruit
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Tu+ >1 07 Gin fizz flavor
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We+ >1 09 Gin type
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Tu+ >1 05 Gin-flavoring fruit
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Th- >1 03 Liqueur flavor PEAR
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Th WSJ 08 Purple fruit PLUM
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Th- LAT 06 Purplish fruit
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