Instrument often erroneously referred to as a xylophone (12) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Instrument often erroneously referred to as a xylophone (12) featured in Guardian Quick puzzle on January 27, 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 12 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is GLOCKENSPIEL.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GLOCKENSPIEL Instrument often erroneously referred to as a xylophone (12) (12) The Guardian Quick Jan 27, 2026
7% MARIMBA Percussion instrument similar to a xylophone (7) The Times Concise Jan 3, 2026
6% ASIN X __ xylophone (4) LA Times Daily Jan 13, 2026
6% MALLETS Xylophone implements (7) Commuter Dec 9, 2025
5% ALLUDE Refer (6) The Times Sunday Concise Jan 25, 2026
5% CITE Refer to (4) Thomas Joseph Jan 22, 2026
5% ALLUDED Referred (to) (7) The Times Concise Dec 29, 2025
5% HALLUCINATION Erroneous belief, fantasy (13) (13) The Guardian Quick Dec 20, 2025
5% DATUM Piece of information more often referred to in the plural (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Dec 12, 2025
5% EOD Corporate acronym that often refers to 5 p.m. (3) USA Today Dec 4, 2025

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