Instrument that's held horizontally while playing it Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FLUTE Instrument that's held horizontally while playing it (5) New York Times Mini May 3, 2026
6% CUESIN Prompts to play, while conducting (6) New York Times Sep 13, 2026
6% RESTS Pauses while playing (5) New York Times Aug 16, 2026
6% BUGLE Instrument on which reveille is played (5) New York Times Aug 3, 2026
6% LYRE Instrument played by a Muse (4) New York Times Jul 6, 2026
5% BEEN "It's __ a while" (4) Commuter Sep 23, 2026
5% KIDNAPPED Held for ransom (9) (9) Puzzler Sep 23, 2026
5% LEVEL On a horizontal plane (5) (5) Mirror Classic Sep 22, 2026
5% DREAM Hallucinate while unconscious (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 22, 2026
5% SLINGSHOT Hand-held catapult (9) Puzzler Backwords Sep 21, 2026

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