The container, however, is for an old instrument (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue The container, however, is for an old instrument (7) . 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SACKBUT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SACKBUT The container, however, is for an old instrument (7) (7)
8% YET However (3) Eugene Sheffer Dec 8, 2025
8% BUT "However..." (3) Newsday Nov 23, 2025
8% VIOL Old stringed instrument (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 17, 2025
8% TRUEBUT "Yes, however ..." (7) Universal Nov 12, 2025
8% THO However, briefly (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 4, 2025
8% OTOH However, in a text (4) New York Times Nov 4, 2025
7% CELLO Room with old instrument (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Dec 13, 2025
7% HOLD Contain (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 4, 2025
7% HELD Contained (4) New York Times Nov 23, 2025
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