Stringed instrument Crossword Clue

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Showing 54 Matching Answers

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HARP
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Concerto instrumentCrossword Clue
Logo on a pint of GuinnessCrossword Clue
Angel's instrumentCrossword Clue
Emblem on a glass of GuinnessCrossword Clue
Eagle not the last for Gary Player?Crossword Clue
Symbol on an Irish passportCrossword Clue
Instrument played by Sheila Bromberg on the Beatles' "She's Leaving Home"Crossword Clue
String instrument on Ireland's coat of armsCrossword Clue
Plucked instrumentCrossword Clue
Dwell (on)Crossword Clue

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BANJO
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Instrument in folk musicCrossword Clue
Twangy instrumentCrossword Clue
String instrument played by Bela Fleck and Steve MartinCrossword Clue
Bluegrass instrumentCrossword Clue
Instrument for Bela FleckCrossword Clue
___-Kazooie (video game series)Crossword Clue
___ Paterson, Australian poet who wrote the words to 'Waltzing Matilda'Crossword Clue
Stop little woman getting musical instrumentCrossword Clue
Mumford & Sons instrumentCrossword Clue
Béla Fleck's instrumentCrossword Clue

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CELLO
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Bass kinCrossword Clue
Violin's larger cousinCrossword Clue
Sol Gabetta's instrumentCrossword Clue
Yo-Yo strings?Crossword Clue
Low member of a quartetCrossword Clue
Instrument of Rostropovich or MaCrossword Clue
Instrument one sits astrideCrossword Clue
Instrument Bach wrote six suites forCrossword Clue
Large member of the violin familyCrossword Clue
Viola's larger relativeCrossword Clue

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VIOLA
5 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
EGOT winner DavisCrossword Clue
Cello’s cousinCrossword Clue
Instrument played with a bowCrossword Clue
String quartet instrumentCrossword Clue
Only instrument in a typical orchestra that reads the alto clefCrossword Clue
Part of a string quartetCrossword Clue
"The Woman King" actress DavisCrossword Clue
EGOT-winning actress DavisCrossword Clue

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GUITAR
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
One of at least 35 smashed in 1967 alone by the Who's Pete TownshendCrossword Clue
Instrument with a pickguard and headstockCrossword Clue
"Teardrops on My ___" (Taylor Swift song)Crossword Clue
Rock instrumentCrossword Clue
Fender instrumentCrossword Clue
Sister Rosetta Tharpe's instrumentCrossword Clue
Fender offeringCrossword Clue
Instrument starts to generate useful information through automated reasoningCrossword Clue
Stringed instrument mostly good for Scottish sailorCrossword Clue
Sentry stopped short holding it, stringed instrumentCrossword Clue

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LUTE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Instrument with a deep, rounded backCrossword Clue
Sitar, e.gCrossword Clue
Early string instrumentCrossword Clue
Instrument similar to the oudCrossword Clue
Mandolin cousinCrossword Clue
Pear-shaped instrumentCrossword Clue
Guitar relativeCrossword Clue
Instrument depicted in Caravaggio's "The Musicians"Crossword Clue
‘Play on the ___, beholding the towns burn’Crossword Clue
Sitar, technicallyCrossword Clue

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UKULELE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Instrument strummed in the Train song "Hey, Soul Sister"Crossword Clue
Hawaiian guitar whose name translates as 'jumping flea'Crossword Clue
Luau instrumentCrossword Clue
Small four-stringed guitarCrossword Clue
Small four-string instrumentCrossword Clue
Tiki bar instrumentCrossword Clue
Its common tuning is known as "My dog has fleas"Crossword Clue
Formby's usual companionCrossword Clue
Traditional koa wood productCrossword Clue
One's played two blues oddly rejected by British universityCrossword Clue

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VIOL
4 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Baroque stringed instrumentCrossword Clue
Six-stringed instrument similar to a celloCrossword Clue
Stringed instrument of the RenaissanceCrossword Clue
Old stringed instrumentCrossword Clue
Cello forerunnerCrossword Clue
Baroque instrumentCrossword Clue
Early stringed instrumentCrossword Clue
Limited volume restricting one old instrumentCrossword Clue
Cello kinCrossword Clue

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ZITHER
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Instrument near the end of the dictionaryCrossword Clue
Stringed instrument associated with middle and eastern EuropeCrossword Clue
Stringed instrument plucked when lying flatCrossword Clue
Part of 12 on females instrumentCrossword Clue
Almost nothing about it, hard instrumentCrossword Clue
Instrument laid flat during playCrossword Clue
Spot ladys string instrumentCrossword Clue
Spot the ladys instrumentCrossword Clue
Spot the womans instrumentCrossword Clue
Spot where we left musical instrumentCrossword Clue

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LYRE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Harp kinCrossword Clue
Ancient harpCrossword Clue
Relative of a zitherCrossword Clue
Old stringed instrumentCrossword Clue
U-shaped stringed instrumentCrossword Clue
Instrument for OrpheusCrossword Clue
Rely on changing instrumentCrossword Clue
Bard's instrumentCrossword Clue
Harplike instrumentCrossword Clue
Ancient string instrumentCrossword Clue

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CROSSBOW
8 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Not pleased to submit to old killerCrossword Clue
Weapon to pass through the East End?Crossword Clue
Vexed, surrender weaponCrossword Clue
Go over part of East End showing weaponCrossword Clue
Angry with crook producing weaponCrossword Clue
Shot across bows with secret weaponCrossword Clue
Crucifix with bend in armCrossword Clue
Peevish with formal greeting showing armCrossword Clue
Firing weapon, one flying straight over ship, then boat cut in halfCrossword Clue

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MANDOLIN
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Instrument of Captain CorelliCrossword Clue
Fellow handin' out something for pluckingCrossword Clue
Musical instrument that may be kept by a stonerCrossword Clue
Pear-shaped instrumentCrossword Clue
It slices vegetables, powders almond at homeCrossword Clue
Party on island left in cutterCrossword Clue
Cutters crew almost doing without sail finallyCrossword Clue
Little time to grasp an old, funny old instrumentCrossword Clue
Picky types hold this stag party, getting nothing backCrossword Clue
Chap to kill carrying large instrumentCrossword Clue

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PIANO
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Instrument that may be uprightCrossword Clue
Alicia Keys' instrument, aptlyCrossword Clue
Instrument played by Tori AmosCrossword Clue
Baby grand, for oneCrossword Clue
Lady Gaga's instrumentCrossword Clue
Steinway productCrossword Clue
Instrument related to the harpsichordCrossword Clue
Yuja Wang's instrumentCrossword Clue
p, on sheet musicCrossword Clue
Instrument with over 200 stringsCrossword Clue

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REBEC
5 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Old instrument to be buried in sports groundCrossword Clue
In miniature, because an instrumentCrossword Clue
Right to live in the city though it did have strings attachedCrossword Clue
Something played live in playing fieldCrossword Clue
Lute-like instrumentCrossword Clue
Old instrument providing backing for popular reggae and superb dance musicCrossword Clue
One of the viols - whod mutiny with base doubled?Crossword Clue
Pear-shaped fiddleCrossword Clue

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SITAR
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Instrument that has between 18 and 21 stringsCrossword Clue
Anoushka Shankar's instrumentCrossword Clue
Instrument used in Hindustani classical musicCrossword Clue
Roopa Panesar's string instrumentCrossword Clue
Indian luteCrossword Clue
Raga instrumentCrossword Clue
Instrument in Hindi cinemaCrossword Clue
Instrument heard on the Rolling Stones' "Paint It Black"Crossword Clue
Instrument with as many as 21 stringsCrossword Clue

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SPINET
6 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Prepared to come round to fix instrumentCrossword Clue
Small pianoCrossword Clue
Instrument made of wood splitting stoneCrossword Clue
Insert peg into fixed keyboardCrossword Clue
Instrument thats long in a wayCrossword Clue
Keyboard ready to accept authentication codeCrossword Clue

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UKE
3 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Luau instrument, for shortCrossword Clue
Luau instrument, brieflyCrossword Clue
Guitar kin, informallyCrossword Clue
Four-string instrument, for shortCrossword Clue
Luau instrument, informallyCrossword Clue
Luau instrumentCrossword Clue
Instrument at a luauCrossword Clue

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VIOLIN
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Playing this, the performer ought to take a bow?Crossword Clue
One highly strung in horrid pub, we may hearCrossword Clue
Paganini's instrumentCrossword Clue
String instrument smaller than a celloCrossword Clue
Music-maker spilled oil in French wineCrossword Clue
As some might say: despicable local fiddleCrossword Clue
The Menuhin Device created by sinister 004?Crossword Clue
Six-love, with nothing returned - ones played painfully at timesCrossword Clue
FiddleCrossword Clue
“The Four Seasons” solo instrumentCrossword Clue

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ARPA
4 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
It’s plucked in ParmaCrossword Clue
Plucked instrument, in PaduaCrossword Clue
Instrument in an Italian orchestraCrossword Clue
Plucked instrument, to VivaldiCrossword Clue
It's plucked in ItalyCrossword Clue
It's plucked in RomaCrossword Clue

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LYRA
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Constellation resembling a musical instrumentCrossword Clue
Harp constellationCrossword Clue
Constellation named for an instrumentCrossword Clue
Vega's constellationCrossword Clue
Harp-shaped constellationCrossword Clue
Harp-shaped constellationCrossword Clue
Vega's constellationCrossword Clue
Vega's constellationCrossword Clue
"His Dark Materials" heroineCrossword Clue
Harp constellationCrossword Clue

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TAILPIECE
9 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Epilogue of story listened to by bishop?Crossword Clue
Ending anecdote with silence, sayCrossword Clue
End of yarn still to be picked upCrossword Clue
Dog bit rear endCrossword Clue
It is added at the end to follow cessation of war, we hearCrossword Clue
Recited story - calm bit at the endCrossword Clue

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VIOLINBOW
9 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Wrapping for an orchestra musician?Crossword Clue

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ASOR
4 Letters

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PLECTRA
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
They strum quietly before tragic heroine executedCrossword Clue
Guitar players?Crossword Clue
Place crate with working parts for harpsichordsCrossword Clue
Picks extraordinary place outside limits of TiruvallurCrossword Clue
Digital devices used by some musiciansCrossword Clue
Picks woven carpet to cover interior of villaCrossword Clue
Picks petition describing court ruleCrossword Clue
Criminal cartel headed by leader of pheasant pluckersCrossword Clue
Criminal cartel headed by leader of pheasant pluckersCrossword Clue
Picks exotic place outside TurkeyCrossword Clue

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SAROD
5 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
E.g a this, when played does raga perhapsCrossword Clue
Rock includes old musical instrumentCrossword Clue
Many-stringed luteCrossword Clue

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AIRGUITAR
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
It's often played by nonmusiciansCrossword Clue
It produces nothing of note, however plucky you areCrossword Clue
Imaginary instrumentCrossword Clue
Instrument "played" in the "Bill & Ted" moviesCrossword Clue
It's never out of tuneCrossword Clue
Rock fan's imaginary instrumentCrossword Clue
Nothing to fret about?Crossword Clue
Imaginary string instrumentCrossword Clue
Instrument anyone can playCrossword Clue
Wind instrument?Crossword Clue

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BALALAIKA
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Triangular stringed instrumentCrossword Clue
British recalling space traveller's instrumentCrossword Clue
British recalling space travellers instrumentCrossword Clue
Instrument a dog brought back (a dog that went to space)Crossword Clue
Triangular Russian instrumentCrossword Clue
An experimental institution came up with space explorers instrumentCrossword Clue
Its played first of all in dance at a milk bar regularlyCrossword Clue
Instrument from a laboratory upset first cosmonaut?Crossword Clue
Instrument dog found under lakeCrossword Clue
Three-stringed instrument used to play Russian folk musicCrossword Clue

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BASSIST
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Player of a low-pitched instrumentCrossword Clue
Adam Clayton of U2, e.gCrossword Clue
Musician handling the low end of thingsCrossword Clue
Jazz band memberCrossword Clue
Paul McCartney in the Beatles, e.gCrossword Clue
Guitar player with the lowest soundCrossword Clue
Beatle originally featured on Help! - McCartney?Crossword Clue
Guitar player such as Este Haim or Kim Deal, e.gCrossword Clue
Introduction of Band Aid musicianCrossword Clue
Bravo! Help for member of the bandCrossword Clue

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BOUZOUKI
8 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Greek form of mandolinCrossword Clue
Greek mandolinCrossword Clue
Greek mandolin-like instrumentCrossword Clue

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DULCIMER
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
I’m coming in sore after first of defeats – might I have been hammered?Crossword Clue
Instrument with drum beaten with malice when mum's awayCrossword Clue
Stringed instrument — I'm curledCrossword Clue
Musical instrument — lime curdCrossword Clue
Multi-coloured posh tool left out oddlyCrossword Clue
Girl entertaining millions with right instrumentCrossword Clue
Girl entertaining millions with right instrumentCrossword Clue
Instrument put Il Duce (Mussolini) initially right outCrossword Clue
Instrument that may be hammeredCrossword Clue
Lord upset by crime thats involved one hit with hammerCrossword Clue

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FIDDLE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fit as a ___Crossword Clue
Aimlessly toy with instrumentCrossword Clue
Bluegrass instrumentCrossword Clue
Alter dishonestlyCrossword Clue
Play musical instrumentCrossword Clue
Violin record includes the same note twiceCrossword Clue
Female taking the part of male in mean conCrossword Clue
Racket that has stringsCrossword Clue
Bluegrass instrumentCrossword Clue
Instrument with a neck thats crookedCrossword Clue

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GRANDPIANO
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Gain pardon playing instrumentCrossword Clue
Instrument at an Alicia Keys concertCrossword Clue
Steinway, for exampleCrossword Clue
Master keys?Crossword Clue
Parading on, playing instrument (5,5)Crossword Clue
Concert keyboardCrossword Clue
Keys for EltonCrossword Clue
One's played God swiping last of Martini in knees-up for seniors?Crossword Clue
Concert Steinway, sayCrossword Clue
Concert keyboard instrumentCrossword Clue

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PSALTERY
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
It used to be played for a year out of seasonCrossword Clue
Piano track without least jazzy old instrumentCrossword Clue
Piano track without least jazzy old instrumentCrossword Clue
Old music producers hand on deck during record, spinning tracksCrossword Clue
Small change invested in extremely pricey old stringed instrumentCrossword Clue
Old instrument, new rap styleCrossword Clue
Instrument of change in spy novelCrossword Clue
Old zither-like stringed instrument — rap styleCrossword Clue
Instrument displaying pressure change in case of seismicityCrossword Clue
Haggle about a shilling, and finally buy instrumentCrossword Clue

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ROCTA
5 Letters

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STRUM
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Play, as a guitarCrossword Clue
Play lightlyCrossword Clue
Play a dulcimerCrossword Clue
Play, as a mandolinCrossword Clue
Play a guitarCrossword Clue
Play a mandolinCrossword Clue
Play, as a ukuleleCrossword Clue
Play a banjoCrossword Clue
Play a ukuleleCrossword Clue
Play a guitarCrossword Clue

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GICELLO
7 Letters

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LOOT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Heist haulCrossword Clue
SpoilsCrossword Clue
PlunderCrossword Clue
BurgleCrossword Clue
SpoilsCrossword Clue
SpoilsCrossword Clue
Plundered goodsCrossword Clue
SpoilsCrossword Clue
Pirate's bootyCrossword Clue
Heist haulCrossword Clue

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REBECK
6 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Old instrument about to be given to former YardbirdCrossword Clue
Old instrument about to be presented to guitaristCrossword Clue

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ABSOLUTE
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
UnqualifiedCrossword Clue
Unqualified, sadly bales outCrossword Clue
UnqualifiedCrossword Clue
Perfect beau lost gameCrossword Clue
Utter lies about drunk? Not I!Crossword Clue
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Unqualified, outrightCrossword Clue
Pure substance dissolved in addition to saltCrossword Clue
Pure substance dissolved in addition to saltCrossword Clue
Sheer blouse at dancesCrossword Clue

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BASSGUITAR
10 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Fender offeringCrossword Clue

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PLECTRUM
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Pick fruit clasping heads of each colourful tangerine rigorouslyCrossword Clue
Pick scruffy lovelorn Rumpole to inspire courtCrossword Clue
Axeman might use this initially entering copse, trying resolutely to cut treeCrossword Clue
Pick fruit etcetera regularly brought inCrossword Clue
Pick fruit with each tart oddly fillingCrossword Clue
Pick a bit of rind, etc. chewing through fruitCrossword Clue
Pick fruit around Crete, mostly freshCrossword Clue
Pick second item of clothing in range, not firstCrossword Clue
Pick fruit around Crete, mostly when stonedCrossword Clue
Guitarist's aidCrossword Clue

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AEOLIANHARP
11 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Instrument played by the windCrossword Clue

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FLUTE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
What you might blow in, when you're blowin' in the wind?Crossword Clue
Champagne containerCrossword Clue
Type of champagne glassCrossword Clue
Alternative to a tulip glassCrossword Clue
Wind instrumentCrossword Clue
Champagne glassCrossword Clue
Slender stemwareCrossword Clue
High-pitched woodwind instrumentCrossword Clue
Character blown?Crossword Clue
Instrument turns tuneful, after peacekeepers leftCrossword Clue

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FRET
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Ukulele neck partCrossword Clue
Ridge on a banjo neckCrossword Clue
Agonize (over)Crossword Clue
WorryCrossword Clue
Guitar ridgeCrossword Clue
Banjo ridgeCrossword Clue
Guitar neck ridgeCrossword Clue
Bar on a guitar's neckCrossword Clue
Guitar partCrossword Clue
Be all in a tizzyCrossword Clue

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HURDYGURDY
10 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Barrel organ played by cranking a wheelCrossword Clue
Instrument inserting last of Cointreau in double dry cocktailCrossword Clue

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RESOLUTE
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
UnwaveringCrossword Clue
DeterminedCrossword Clue
Our steel is forged to be firmCrossword Clue
Our steel is forged to be firmCrossword Clue
DeterminedCrossword Clue
Decided to repair bottom of shoe split by tips of umpteen tacksCrossword Clue
Decided to repair bottom of shoe split by tips of umpteen tacksCrossword Clue
Our steel tempered and unyieldingCrossword Clue
Determined work on footwear, extremely urgent, insideCrossword Clue
Firm thats manufactured our steelCrossword Clue

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LUNATE
6 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Crescent shaped unit, it goes in lateCrossword Clue
Crescent-shapedCrossword Clue
Crescent-shapedCrossword Clue
Crescent-shaped, like the new moonCrossword Clue

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XXXXXXX
7 Letters

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ARPEGGIONE
10 Letters

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PETULANT
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Instrument lobbed up in wheeze, throwing toys from pram?Crossword Clue
Peevishly irritable, but Clark not heartlessCrossword Clue
Peevishly irritable, but Clark not heartlessCrossword Clue
SulkyCrossword Clue
Native American back in factory showing peevish impatienceCrossword Clue
Irritable bowels of Fräulein nursed by favourite soldier?Crossword Clue
Short blow holding instrument upside downCrossword Clue
Childishly sulkyCrossword Clue
PeevishCrossword Clue
Girl not without heart, but peevishly impatientCrossword Clue

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UKELELE
7 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Instrument with G-C-E-A tuningCrossword Clue
Instrument commonly injecting energy into even pieces of funk, cello & bluesCrossword Clue
Evangelist cycling east with the French guitarCrossword Clue
Instrument whereby Europe divides UK and the French, twiceCrossword Clue
Instrument whereby Europe divides UK and the French, twiceCrossword Clue
The Spanish twice support country over European guitarCrossword Clue
University at Staffordshire location includes student for stringed instrumentCrossword Clue
Leslie Allen regularly supports this country music player, alternativelyCrossword Clue

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LUTYENS
7 Letters

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OTOSCOPE
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Spot CEO wandering around often, at first, making medical equipmentCrossword Clue
Lug instrument and books round roomCrossword Clue
Inspection kit is redundant, but not one containing catchCrossword Clue
Medical instrument, perhaps too small to manageCrossword Clue
Hearing instrument and compass fitted to centre of carCrossword Clue
Books room full of old equipment for a medical examCrossword Clue
Some photos cop exhibited considered instrumental in hearingCrossword Clue
I wish I could manage to hold small lighter in canalCrossword Clue
Starting over, the ophthalmic surgeons manage to get the wrong instrument!Crossword Clue
Starting over, the ophthalmic surgeons manage to get the wrong instrument!Crossword Clue

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PEDALSTEELGUITAR
16 Letters

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Showing 54 Matching Answers

HARP

10 RELATED CLUES

BANJO

10 RELATED CLUES

CELLO

10 RELATED CLUES

VIOLA

8 RELATED CLUES

GUITAR

10 RELATED CLUES

LUTE

10 RELATED CLUES

UKULELE

10 RELATED CLUES

VIOL

9 RELATED CLUES

ZITHER

10 RELATED CLUES

LYRE

10 RELATED CLUES

CROSSBOW

9 RELATED CLUES

MANDOLIN

10 RELATED CLUES

PIANO

10 RELATED CLUES

REBEC

8 RELATED CLUES

SITAR

9 RELATED CLUES

SPINET

6 RELATED CLUES

UKE

7 RELATED CLUES

VIOLIN

10 RELATED CLUES

ARPA

6 RELATED CLUES

LYRA

10 RELATED CLUES

TAILPIECE

6 RELATED CLUES

VIOLINBOW

1 RELATED CLUES

ASOR

PLECTRA

10 RELATED CLUES

SAROD

3 RELATED CLUES

AIRGUITAR

10 RELATED CLUES

BALALAIKA

10 RELATED CLUES

BASSIST

10 RELATED CLUES

BOUZOUKI

3 RELATED CLUES

DULCIMER

10 RELATED CLUES

FIDDLE

10 RELATED CLUES

GRANDPIANO

10 RELATED CLUES

PSALTERY

10 RELATED CLUES

ROCTA

STRUM

10 RELATED CLUES

GICELLO

LOOT

10 RELATED CLUES

REBECK

2 RELATED CLUES

ABSOLUTE

10 RELATED CLUES

BASSGUITAR

1 RELATED CLUES

PLECTRUM