Direction to bow, in music Crossword Clue

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Direction to bow, in music Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. (of instruments in the violin family) to be played with the bow

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DIRECTION (noun)
1. the act of setting and holding a course
2. the concentration of attention or energy on something
MUSIC (noun)
1. punishment for one’s actions
2. any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds

Hint 3: Anagram

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More NYT Crossword (5/14/2026) Answers

Across

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13. "My fault entirely"

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15. Physics unit named for a physicist

16. Feature that debuted on Page 1 of The New York Times in 1997

18. Confucian way

19. Prime breeding environment for mosquitoes

20. Impression on some fancy sheets

22. Puente of "The Mambo Kings"

23. Traveled path

24. At sea, say

27. Powerful fireboat gear

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31. Decree

32. Part of an analogy

33. "___'s da breaks!"

34. Lovestruck

37. Flesh and blood

38. Biblical locale guarded by a flaming sword

41. Squeezing (out)

43. Gets bloated, say

45. Pair for a pool

46. Ruthless Athenian lawgiver

47. Tidy up, in a way

48. What collects in a puddle

49. Things often getting free refills

54. Simile segment

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31. Hemlock relatives

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52. Force through a food mill

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56. Uprooting tool

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