The trumpet leader's instrument could be a prickly thing to play with (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THORN The trumpet leader's instrument could be a prickly thing to play with (5) (5)
80% BLEW Played a trumpet (4) Newsday Dec 30, 2025
65% ELEPHANT Trumpeter (8) The Telegraph Quick Dec 21, 2025
62% MUTES Trumpet accessories (5) LA Times Daily Jan 10, 2026
62% CACTI Prickly plants (5) Thomas Joseph Jan 6, 2026
62% BRIAR Prickly shrub (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 11, 2025
62% TUBA Instrument whose name means "trumpet" in Latin (4) USA Today Nov 1, 2025
59% TOYPOODLE Dog that could aptly love to play? (9) Universal Dec 3, 2025
59% CACTUS Prickly desert plant (6)
59% ACANTHUS Prickly plant (8) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 23, 2025
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