Musical instruction to a performer to play as they please (1,7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% APIACERE Musical instruction to a performer to play as they please (1,7) (8) The Guardian Weekend Dec 21, 2024
8% PRIMADONNAS Hard-to-please performers (11) USA Today Dec 12, 2025
8% ACTS Performs in a play (4) USA Today Dec 1, 2025
8% ACTED Performed in a play (5) Newsday Nov 25, 2025
8% LARGO Musical instruction to play in a slow broad manner (5) The Times Concise Oct 2, 2025
7% ACT Perform in a play, say (3)
7% INTERMEZZO Music during break in performance (10) The Telegraph Quick Dec 14, 2025
7% NICE Pleasing (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 12, 2025
7% TRAIN Instruct (5) The Telegraph Mini Dec 6, 2025
7% RECITAL Musical performance (7) (7) Mirror Classic Dec 2, 2025

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