Measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse, used to detect objects on or under the surface of the water (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SONAR Measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse, used to detect objects on or under the surface of the water (5) (5)
5% AREA Surface measurement (4) Puzzler Backwords Jan 9, 2026
5% EMIT Send out (4) LA Times Daily Dec 24, 2025
4% SUMMONING Sending for (9) Commuter Feb 7, 2026
4% TELEMETER Failure though not on in wobble for measuring instrument (9) The Times Cryptic Feb 6, 2026
4% OBOES Instruments used to tune orchestras (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 6, 2026
4% INTENT Objective (6) Wall Street Journal Feb 3, 2026
4% BEAN Pulse; head (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 30, 2026
4% WASHBOARD Flat wooden structure with a corrugated surface used as a simple percussion instrument (9) (9) Mirror Quiz Jan 29, 2026
4% DHALS Curried pulse dishes (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 29, 2026
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