The Third Man’s theme tune is played on this instrument Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue The Third Man’s theme tune is played on this instrument last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ZITHER.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ZITHER The Third Man’s theme tune is played on this instrument (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 29, 2023
6% OBOE Orchestra-tuning instrument (4) New York Times Dec 16, 2025
6% UNCERTAIN Tune in car playing? Not sure (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 18, 2025
6% ABEL The Third Man? (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 23, 2025
5% PUDDING Third course * (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 20, 2025
5% ESS S (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 18, 2025
5% XYLOPHONE Percussion instrument consisting of tuned wooden bars (9) (9) Mirror Quiz Dec 17, 2025
5% TROPE Familiar theme (5) LA Times Daily Dec 17, 2025
5% OHANA "Lilo & Stitch" theme (5) LA Times Daily Dec 13, 2025
5% HONE Fine-tune (4) Newsday Dec 12, 2025

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