RIPER
| Date | Clue |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | Maturity approaching |
| 2025-04-13 | More mature |
| 2023-11-12 | ___ years (old age) |
| 2023-08-28 | Like a yellow banana vis-à-vis a green one |
| 2023-08-16 | Less green, as a banana |
| 2023-06-14 | More mature |
| 2020-04-19 | More yellow, but not yet brown, say |
| 2020-01-26 | Less green, say |
| 2019-09-21 | Tenderer, maybe |
| 2019-06-19 | Less green, perhaps |
| 2012-09-14 | Relatively ready |
| 2011-02-01 | More red, as a tomato |
| 2010-03-07 | More mature |
| 2009-02-05 | More red, maybe |
| 2008-08-14 | More red, maybe |
| 2005-03-04 | Not as green |
| 2005-01-11 | Redder, as a tomato |
| 2004-12-18 | More aged |
| 2004-01-04 | Closer to its prime |
| 2001-07-21 | More fully developed |
| 2001-02-18 | More suitable |
| 2000-02-19 | More ready |
| 2000-02-08 | Not so green |
| 1999-11-29 | Less green |
| 1997-07-25 | More mellow |
| 1996-03-10 | Closer to maturity |
| 1995-09-16 | Not so green |
| 1995-08-27 | Less green |
| 1994-01-22 | Redder, perhaps |