Double-reed instrument Crossword Clue

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CONTRABASSOON

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(noun)
1. a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

INSTRUMENT (verb)
1. write an instrumental score for
2. address a legal document to
INSTRUMENT (noun)
1. any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
2. the means whereby some act is accomplished
DOUBLE (adjective)
1. used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
2. consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
DOUBLE (noun)
1. a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
2. a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
DOUBLE (adverb)
1. to double the degree
DOUBLE (verb)
1. make or do or perform again
2. bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

CONTRABASSOON
(13 letters)

More Daily Themed Crossword (5/12/2026) Answers

Across

1. TV's "The ___ Squad" (anagram of "dom")

4. Letters following "A"

7. ___-cone (dessert on a hot day)

10. Lady of Eden

11. Square on a Scrabble board (rhymes with "pile")

12. Small earring

13. ___ pal (girl friend)

15. Touch down, like an airplane

16. UFO rider

18. ___ jacket, leaf-colored "trophy" of the Masters Tournament in golf that is presented to the winner by the previous reigning champion

20. "Square ___ in a round hole"

22. Sound heard during a paintball match

25. ___ Jug, trophy of The Open Championship in golf, which is presented to the winner with their name carved on it

28. Rose supporters

29. "___ Nightmare Before Christmas" (1993 stop-motion movie)

30. Not "yay"

32. ___ Ming (Chinese basketball player)

33. ___ Lombardi Trophy, Super Bowl trophy which is cast anew every year so each winning team gets to keep their trophy

36. "She's about to ___ pretty penny for all that equipment" (words about an expensive purchase): 2 wds.

39. Unhappily

40. Cries on a ship followed by "Captain!"

41. Vote that's in favor

43. ___ O'Brien Championship Trophy, NBA Finals trophy that is sterling silver with a gold overlay, designed by Tiffany & Co.

47. Actor Pitt from "F1"

50. Breakfast or dinner, e.g.

53. Eggs, to a biologist

54. Put together, as a bed

55. Choir voice above tenor

56. Number in a work email signature, for short

57. "___ would have thought ..."

58. Oxen's farm tool

59. Raw rock before mining

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Down

1. ___ Millions (multistate lottery)

2. Shape of an egg

3. Salami seller

4. Toddler's apron

5. Plumbing blockage

6. Antlered agile animal

7. ___ Cup, NHL trophy that winners drink champagne from, with a base covered in decades of champions' names

8. Sister at a convent

9. Like every alternate number

11. Printer cartridge content

12. Used a hammock, say

17. Clean Water Act organization: Abbr.

19. Feminine suffix for "govern" or "host"

21. ___- Z (millennial follower)

23. Simon & Garfunkel's "I ___ Rock": 2 wds.

24. General ___ (chicken dish on a Chinese menu)

25. ___ Pets, terracotta figurines

26. __ a hand (help out)

27. Spanish bar snack

29. Living room entertainment boxes, for short

31. Palindromic cry similar to "Hurrah!"

34. "Bonnie and ___" (1967 movie)

35. "I spy with my little ___..."

37. ___ jersey, Tour de France honor of a sunflower-colored tee, given to the leader of the race with the lowest cumulative time

38. Actor ___ Butterfield of "Sex Education"

42. "Do I need to draw you ___?" (atlas feature): 2 wds.

44. ___-Rooter (pipe-unclogging service)

45. Camper driver, for short

46. School with Elis

47. Audi competitor: Abbr.

48. "Go team!" cheer

49. Ruckus

51. Letters following "pur" for a hand sanitizer brand

52. "We should move from Site ___ Site B" (words at the fictional "Jurassic Park," perhaps): 2 wds.

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