Slender woodwind Crossword Clue
4 letters · New York Times · Monday, December 16, 2019 · 52-Down
Appeared in 3 New York Times Crosswords between June 2005 and December 2019.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · December 16, 2019 · 52-Down · 4 letters
OBOE0 of 4 letters revealed
Need a nudge?
Need more?
What does this clue mean?
a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
noun
WordNet® (Princeton University)
Other clues with the same answer
View all clues with this answer- Instrument also called the "sprightly companion"
New York Times · Wednesday, September 23, 2026 · 4 letters
- Light wind?
New York Times · Saturday, June 27, 2026 · 4 letters
- Instrument usually pitched in C
New York Times · Friday, June 19, 2026 · 4 letters
- Thin woodwind
New York Times · Monday, June 1, 2026 · 4 letters
- Orchestral woodwind
New York Times · Monday, May 25, 2026 · 4 letters
- Musical instrument whose second syllable sounds like a part of other musical instruments
New York Times · Wednesday, April 15, 2026 · 4 letters
- Woodwind related to the cor anglais
New York Times · Sunday, January 11, 2026 · 4 letters
- Yamaha product
New York Times · Wednesday, December 17, 2025 · 4 letters
- Orchestra-tuning instrument
New York Times · Tuesday, December 16, 2025 · 4 letters
- The duck in "Peter and the Wolf"
New York Times · Sunday, December 7, 2025 · 4 letters
More clues from this crossword
- 47-Across One more than bi-
- 47-Down Poll finding, perhaps
- 48-Across *Reputed place at the North Pole
- 48-Down Lively for one's age
- 49-Down Spiky plant with soothing juice
- 50-Down Celestial explosion
- 51-Down Created a tapestry
- 53-Down Ending with Capitol or Faith
- 54-Down Name of many Norwegian kings
- 55-Down ___ Noël (boss of 65-Across, in France)
- 56-Across "The ___ thickens"
- 57-Across Words before and after "or not" in a Shakespeare quote