Describing a thing, possibly a mandolin (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ADNOMINAL Describing a thing, possibly a mandolin (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 3, 2024
7% UKE Mandolin's cousin, for short (3) Universal Mar 11, 2026
7% LUTE Mandolin forerunner (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 26, 2026
6% BLUEGRASS Genre that often uses banjos and mandolins (9) The Atlantic Mar 13, 2026
6% PAPAL Describing the Vatican (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 17, 2026
6% CONCEIVABLE Possible (11) Puzzler Backwords Feb 5, 2026
6% BLADE Mandoline piece (5) LA Times Daily Dec 17, 2025
5% CHANCE Possibility (6) (6) Puzzler Mar 24, 2026
5% ITEMS Things (5) LA Times Daily Mar 22, 2026
5% BLOB Shapeless thing (4) USA Today Mar 22, 2026

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