"Taps" instrument Crossword Clue

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"Taps" instrument Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover
2. a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares
(verb)
1. play on a bugle

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
TAPS (noun)
1. (military) signal to turn the lights out

Hint 3: Anagram

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More New Yorker Crossword (4/22/2026) Answers

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16. Lengthy complaint

17. Holders of bakers’ dozens?

18. German Chancellor ___ von Bismarck

19. The “P” of P.L.O.

20. Mount on the wall, as a painting

21. Woke up later than usual

22. Protein-rich bowlful served with chips

24. ___ off (begin a round of golf)

25. When a perishable item should be removed from shelves

26. “The Queen” actress Mirren

30. Lead-in to life or size

31. Former Yankees third baseman, familiarly

32. Singer’s span of octaves

33. Inept gamer, in slang

34. ___-28 (fictional enemy jet in “Top Gun”)

35. Like wearing Crocs to a funeral, say

36. “Again” singer Kravitz

37. Birds with eyespots on their tail feathers

39. Kitten’s plaintive cry

40. Injuries caused by rough surfaces

41. Colloquial name for Sirius

45. Strands sought by crime-scene investigators

46. Singer of the “Dawson’s Creek” theme song “I Don’t Want to Wait”

48. “___ Thin Air” (Jon Krakauer best-seller)

49. Historic English document whose eight hundredth anniversary was celebrated in 2015

50. Former Chicago mayor ___ Emanuel

51. Frozen particle in a cirrus cloud

52. Trees lining the National Mall

53. Relinquishes

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Down

1. Gets ready

2. With 3-Down, expert attorney

3. See 2-Down

4. Learned to live with

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6. Actor Sean of the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy

7. Common lunch hour

8. Off-road vehicle designed for use on sand

9. K-pop boy band with the 2026 No. 1 hit “Swim”

10. “I know it’s ___ here somewhere . . .”

11. Portrayer of Private Ryan in “Saving Private Ryan” and Will Hunting in “Good Will Hunting”

12. Sense based on feeling rather than fact

13. Paid a brief visit

15. Move quickly

20. Sunburn-prone, perhaps

23. Fashion magazine with a palindromic name

25. Young ne’er-do-wells

26. Massachusetts college whose name is part of a different New England state’s name

27. Man-made waterway connecting the Great Lakes to the Hudson River

28. Exponential function’s inverse

29. Key typically found in the upper right-hand corner of a keyboard

32. Event on a track

33. Report heard on NPR, say

35. T-shirts, blouses, etc.

36. Applicant with family ties to a school

38. Rebounds like a billiard ball

39. Teeth used to grind food

41. ___ cap (hat used as an outmoded form of student punishment)

42. Dense cake

43. Place to exchange vows

44. Within the ___ of possibility

47. Like some flavorful wines and cheeses

49. Item dropped by an m.c. for emphasis

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