Improvised instrument in folk music Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Improvised instrument in folk music featured in New York Times puzzle on October 20, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is JUG.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% JUG Improvised instrument in folk music (3) New York Times Oct 20, 2026
3% NOODLE Improvise with pasta (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 19, 2026
3% VAMPED Improvised in a band (6) Newsday Oct 18, 2026
3% UPRIGHTPIANO Musical instrument (12) The Telegraph Quick Oct 17, 2026
3% CASTANETS Spanish musical instrument (9) The Times Concise Oct 13, 2026
3% SNAREDRUM Got hold of peculiar musical instrument (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 13, 2026
3% ARLO Folk music legend ___ Guthrie (4)
3% EAR Play it by ___ (improvise) (3)
3% ALL "That's ___, folks!" (3)
3% AIN Certain musical instrument (3) USA Today Quick Oct 6, 2026

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