Old crook picked up musical instrument Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Old crook picked up musical instrument featured in Times Quick Cryptic puzzle on August 24, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OBOE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OBOE Old crook picked up musical instrument (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 24, 2026
4% LUTE Old musical instrument (4) Puzzler Backwords Aug 20, 2026
3% SENSED Picked up on (6) USA Today Aug 23, 2026
3% TINWHISTLE Silent, with malfunctioning musical instrument (3,7) (10) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Aug 22, 2026
3% CLARINET Musical instrument in red boxes (8) (8) The Sun Two Speed Aug 20, 2026
3% LEARN Pick up, as a new language (5)
3% AWRY Crooked (4) (4) Mirror Quick Aug 19, 2026
3% GONGS Suspended musical instruments (5) New York Times Aug 16, 2026
3% HARP Large stringed musical instrument (4) Puzzler Backwords Aug 12, 2026
3% TREATED Picked up the check (7) Commuter Aug 10, 2026

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