An adjustable opening in an optical instrument (8) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% APERTURE An adjustable opening in an optical instrument (8) (8)
7% LENS Optical device (4) Puzzler Backwords Sep 6, 2025
7% UNFOCUSED Of an optical instrument, not adjusted (9) (9)
6% UNDILUTED Neat old stringed instrument that opened is entertaining (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 16, 2025
6% TOOL Instrument (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 12, 2025
6% ALIGN Adjust, as auto wheels (5) Newsday Oct 7, 2025
6% GAPS Openings (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 7, 2025
6% REFI Mortgage adjustment, casually (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 30, 2025
6% PIANOS Keyed instruments (6) LA Times Daily Sep 28, 2025
6% KEYHOLE Opener's opening (7) The Telegraph Quick Sep 21, 2025
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