Orchestral piece forming the prelude to an extended composition such as an opera or oratorio (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OVERTURE Orchestral piece forming the prelude to an extended composition such as an opera or oratorio (8) (8)
5% PRELUDE Musical piece preceding a fugue or forming the orchestral introduction to an act of an opera (7) (7) Mirror Quiz Mar 11, 2026
5% GENRE Form of green composition (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Feb 14, 2026
5% ARIA Opera piece (4) Thomas Joseph Jan 8, 2026
5% SINFONIA Orchestral piece in an oratorio (8)
4% SYM Orchestral performance: Abbr. (3) LA Times Daily Mar 16, 2026
4% ATLENGTH For an extended period of time (8) The Times Concise Mar 16, 2026
4% NOOK Not an extended recess (4) Newsday Mar 14, 2026
4% ADS Often-skipped YouTube preludes (3) The Atlantic Mar 8, 2026
4% PROFFER Extend (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Mar 7, 2026
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