The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LUTES which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2000.
Old instruments crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LUTES | 75 % | 5 |
| LYRES | 25 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Old instruments
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- symphonia
- concertante
- pirouette
- bellows
- break
- double
- laws
- psaltery
- vielle
- viol
- war
- reading
Crossword Answer definitions
LUTES 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.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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