Instrument that plays an orchestra's tuning note Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OBOE Instrument that plays an orchestra's tuning note (4) USA Today Dec 18, 2020
6% CHORD Notes played together (5) Commuter Oct 13, 2025
6% FLUTE A wind instrument in an orchestra (5) (5)
6% OGS Orchestra-tuning instrument (3) USA Today Quick Jun 12, 2025
6% OBOES Orchestra tuning instruments (5) USA Today Mar 20, 2025
5% ONSET Start playing notes (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Oct 21, 2025
5% SHARP Second instrument is out of tune (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Oct 20, 2025
5% POPS Boston -- Orchestra (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 20, 2025
5% OPOSSUM Marsupial noted for its ability to play dead (7) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 19, 2025
5% TWEAKS Fine-tunes (6) New York Times Oct 18, 2025

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