Medieval wind instrument that was an ancestor of the modern oboe (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHAWM Medieval wind instrument that was an ancestor of the modern oboe (5) (5)
6% FLUTE Wind instrument (5) (5) Mirror Classic Nov 6, 2025
6% OBOES Wind instruments (5) Commuter Oct 29, 2025
6% OBOE Wind instrument (4) The Telegraph Quick Aug 24, 2025
5% SACKS Plunders wind instrument audibly (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Nov 27, 2025
5% ALCHEMICAL Of a medieval "science" (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 27, 2025
5% CHAUCER Medieval author (7) The Telegraph Quick Nov 24, 2025
5% TUBA Big brass wind instrument (4)
5% AGREED Silver wind instrument is OK (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 11, 2025
5% LUTES Guitar ancestors (5) Newsday Nov 7, 2025
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