Instrument, set incorrectly, breaks (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% VIOLATES Instrument, set incorrectly, breaks (8) (8)
8% MISCALLS Incorrectly names (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 19, 2025
8% MISNAME Incorrectly identify (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 12, 2025
8% MISUSES Employs incorrectly (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 5, 2025
7% VIOLATE Break instrument giving it hollow timbre (7) (7) The Guardian Quiptic Dec 21, 2025
7% SHARPISH Instrument is breaking silence soon (8) The Times Cryptic Oct 17, 2025
7% MISMATCH Couple incorrectly (8) Eugene Sheffer Oct 9, 2025
6% SMASH Break, shatter (5) The Telegraph Plusword Dec 20, 2025
6% HALVES Breaks even (6) Newsday Dec 20, 2025
6% ROT Break down (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 20, 2025
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