Musical Instruments crossword
Music fills the air whenever an instrument is played, from a gentle piano to a booming drum. This crossword gathers the instruments of the orchestra and the band. A cheerful pick for any budding musician.
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How to solve a crossword
Fill the white squares so every numbered clue reads across or down.
The method
- 1Read the clue and its number. Each number in the grid starts an answer going across or down. Find the clue with that number and direction.
- 2Count the squares. The run of white squares after the number tells you how many letters the answer has.
- 3Write the answers you are sure of first. Start with the clues you know. Each answer you fill hands letters to the clues that cross it.
- 4Use the crossing letters. A shared letter from an answer you have placed narrows a crossing clue, often to a single word.
- The one rule
- Every white square belongs to an across answer and a down answer, and the two must agree on their shared letter.
- What the answer page shows
- The completed grid is printed at the back.
- How the grades differ
- Easier puzzles use common words and plain clues; harder ones use trickier wording and longer answers.
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- Word lovers, from a gentle themed puzzle to a classic challenge.
Clues in this musical instruments crossword
The 14 clues below fill the grid above. Each answer length is shown to help younger solvers; the full answer key prints on the second page.
- Instrument with black and white keys (5 letters)
- Six-stringed instrument you strum (6 letters)
- Small string instrument played with a bow (6 letters)
- You beat it to keep the rhythm (4 letters)
- Silver instrument you blow across (5 letters)
- Brass instrument with three valves (7 letters)
- Black woodwind with a reed (8 letters)
- Large string instrument played sitting down (5 letters)
- Tall instrument with many strings to pluck (4 letters)
- Brass instrument with a sliding tube (8 letters)
- Round-bodied string instrument (5 letters)
- Curved brass woodwind popular in jazz (9 letters)
- Tiny four-stringed guitar from Hawaii (7 letters)
- Round frame with jingling discs (10 letters)
Musical Instruments by letter count
Stuck on a crossword clue? Here are musical instruments grouped by how many letters they have, so you can match the answer to the squares.
| Letters | Musical Instruments |
|---|---|
| 4 letters | Oboe, Harp, Drum, Tuba, Gong, Lute, Horn |
| 5 letters | Piano, Flute, Cello, Banjo, Viola, Bugle, Organ, Sitar |
| 6 letters | Guitar, Violin, Fiddle, Cornet, Maraca, Spoons |
| 7 letters | Trumpet, Ukulele, Bagpipe, Marimba, Piccolo, Timpani, Ocarina, Cymbals |
| 8 letters | Clarinet, Trombone, Mandolin, Triangle, Dulcimer, Recorder, Autoharp |
| 9 letters | Saxophone, Accordion, Harmonica, Xylophone, Castanets |
| 10 letters | Tambourine, Vibraphone, Didgeridoo, Contrabass |
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Questions
- What is a 4-letter musical instrument?
- Oboe, harp, drum, tuba, gong, lute and horn are all four-letter musical instruments.
- What is a 7-letter musical instrument?
- Common seven-letter musical instruments include trumpet, ukulele, bagpipe, marimba, piccolo, timpani and ocarina.
- What is an 8-letter musical instrument?
- Clarinet, trombone, mandolin, triangle, dulcimer, recorder and autoharp each have eight letters.
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