The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word XYLOPHONE which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2005.
Its first notable orchestral use was in Saint-Saëns' "Danse Macabre" crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| XYLOPHONE | 100 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Its first notable orchestral use was in Saint-Saëns' "Danse Macabre"
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Crossword Answer definitions
XYLOPHONE noun- Any musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the sounds of the scale when struck with a small drumstick-like mallet; the standard Western concert xylophone or one of its derivatives.
- To play a xylophone or to play something else as though it was a xylophone.
- To move above a ridged surface so as to hit every ridge, in a manner similar to playing quickly and sequentially on a xylophone.
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