Old instrument used to measure altitude of stars and planets Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ASTROLABE Old instrument used to measure altitude of stars and planets (9)
3% SINKS Loses altitude (5) Newsday Jan 4, 2026
3% RAINGAUGE Instrument used to measure the level of precipitation (4,5) (9) Puzzler Dec 31, 2025
3% SUN Star among planets unseen (3) (3) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 26, 2025
3% CIRRUS High-altitude cloud (6) Puzzler Backwords Dec 20, 2025
3% RISE Gain altitude (4) Newsday Dec 17, 2025
3% CELLO Room with old instrument (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Dec 13, 2025
3% LEAGUE Old measure of class (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 5, 2025
3% CUBIT Copper snapped old measure (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 3, 2025
3% VIOL Old stringed instrument (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 17, 2025
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