Pulling the strings of a violin etc. with fingers rather than by using the bow (9) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PIZZICATO Pulling the strings of a violin etc. with fingers rather than by using the bow (9) (9)
6% RIPCORDS Strings pulled (8) Newsday Mar 14, 2026
5% LOUISIANA The only US state with parishes rather than counties (9) The Times Specialist Sunday Mar 1, 2026
5% UNTIE Pull some strings? (5) Wall Street Journal Feb 18, 2026
5% ROSIN It's used on a violin bow (5)
4% VIOL Any of a family of stringed instruments that preceded the violin (4) (4) Mirror Quiz Apr 1, 2026
4% ANECDOTAL Based on the recollections of others rather than fact (9) The Times Concise Apr 1, 2026
4% LUG Pull (3) The Telegraph Quick Mar 29, 2026
4% PEGS Violin parts for tuning (4) Universal Mar 24, 2026
4% OKRA Lady's fingers (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 23, 2026
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