The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word LUTE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2025.
Instrument depicted in Caravaggio’s “The Musicians” crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LUTE | 100 % | 4 |
Why may LUTE be the right solution?
The answer is "LUTE" because a lute is a stringed musical instrument that is commonly depicted in paintings from the Renaissance period, including Caravaggio's "The Musicians."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Instrument depicted in Caravaggio’s “The Musicians”
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Crossword Answer definitions
LUTE noun- A fretted stringed instrument of European origin, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard.
- To play on a lute, or as if on a lute.
- Thick sticky clay or cement used to close up a hole or gap, especially to make something air-tight.
- A packing ring, as of rubber, for fruit jars, etc.
- (brickmaking) A straight-edged piece of wood for striking off superfluous clay from earth.
- To fix or fasten something with lute.
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