A term for an alternative passage of music played instead of the original (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OSSIA A term for an alternative passage of music played instead of the original (5) (5)
6% LIEU In ___ of (instead of) (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 17, 2025
6% LENTO Slow musical passage (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 27, 2025
6% ARIOSOS Melodic passages in classical music (7) The Atlantic Oct 5, 2025
6% OPERA Musical play (5) Puzzler Backwords Sep 5, 2025
5% VERSE Biblical passage (5) Eugene Sheffer Nov 28, 2025
5% SNIPPET Brief passage (7) Eugene Sheffer Nov 27, 2025
5% AIRWAY Breathing passage (6) Puzzler Backwords Nov 27, 2025
5% NEW Original (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 26, 2025
5% STAMEN Soloist originally meant to play viola part? (6) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 20, 2025
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