Musical Instruments Crossword Puzzle

About the Musical Instruments Crossword Puzzle

This puzzle covers instruments played in orchestras, bands, and musical traditions around the world. Look for strings such as violin and harp, winds such as flute and saxophone, and percussion such as marimba and djembe. It also includes keyboards and electronic instruments. Music students, instrument players, and anyone curious about how music is made may enjoy finding these familiar names.

This crossword draws on 44 clues about Musical Instruments. Each grid uses a different handful and fits them together a new way, so press New puzzle for another whenever you finish. The answers are in the answer key when you print, and behind the Reveal button when you play.

Sample clues

• •Bellows-powered instrument with button keys (9 letters)
• •Box-shaped percussion instrument tapped by hand (5 letters)
• •Metal plates crashed together for a bright accent (7 letters)
• •Percussion instrument with tuned metal bars (12 letters)
• •Timpani, a pitched orchestral percussion instrument (10 letters)
• •Orchestral woodwind with a double reed (4 letters)
• •Long-necked Indian plucked instrument with sympathetic strings (5 letters)
• •Electronic instrument played without touching it (8 letters)

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