Instrument popular around island: it keeps one’s thatch in place Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Instrument popular around island: it keeps one’s thatch in place . 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HAIRPIN.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HAIRPIN Instrument popular around island: it keeps one’s thatch in place (7)
69% ANCHOR Keep in place (6) Newsday Sep 13, 2025
66% STRAW Thatch (5) Puzzler Backwords Jul 18, 2025
60% CRETE Secreted around island (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Sep 20, 2025
60% SAX Popular jazz instrument, for short (3)
57% OBOE One of the woodwind instruments (4)
57% ANTIGUA One of the Leeward Islands (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 15, 2025
57% HUTS Humble dwellings with thatched roofs (4)
57% WATCH Keep an eye out for one with hands around your wrist (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 12, 2025
57% SPLIT Relax around place for break (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 3, 2025
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