Music played by certain bands, not steel or brass! Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HEAVYMETAL Music played by certain bands, not steel or brass! (10) The Times Cryptic Jun 27, 2016
6% BASSDRUM Boomer playing in a band (8) New York Times Dec 19, 2025
6% TUBA Large brass-band instrument (4) (4) Puzzler Nov 15, 2025
5% KNOW Be certain of (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 21, 2025
5% ESSEN German steel center (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 20, 2025
5% ALPERT Trumpeter Herb of the Tijuana Brass (6) Wall Street Journal Dec 20, 2025
5% HILTED With a steel grip, quite possibly (6) Newsday Dec 20, 2025
5% OOMPH Missing a brass band sound's great energy (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 19, 2025
5% ABANDON A musical group playing in desert (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Dec 9, 2025
5% INEVITABLE Certain (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 8, 2025

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