Question 1

What does the cryptic crossword clue "Billionaire philanthropist is procuring fleshy fruit (7)" mean?

Accepted Answer

The definition is "fleshy fruit". The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). SOROS (synonym="reference George SOROS [born 1930], Hungarian-American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. As of October 2023, he had a net worth of US$6.7 billion, having donated more than $32 billion to the Open Society Foundations, of which $15 billion has already been distributed, representing 64% of his original fortune") + IS (synonym="IS") = SOROSIS The answer is SOROSIS.

Question 2

What is the answer to "Billionaire philanthropist is procuring fleshy fruit (7)"?

Accepted Answer

The answer is SOROSIS.