Mellow (5)
'mellow' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for ripe that I've seen before include "Mature, ready to eat" , "'Fully grown, ready to be eaten (4)'" , "Mellow" , "At fruition" , "Mature, fully grown" .)
'mellow' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for soften that I've seen before include "Mitigate" , "Mollify" , "Make more plastic" , "Appease" , "Yield" .)
'mellow' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for ripen that I've seen before include "Get ready for 2" , "Grow mature like fruit" , "Become ready for eating" , "Get ready to open" , "Mature, age" .)