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99% | 6 | Exact Match! | ||||||
noun • a formation of aircraft in flight • an instance of traveling by air • a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next • the act of escaping physically • an air force unit smaller than a squadron • passing above and beyond ordinary bounds • the path followed by an object moving through space • a flock of flying birds • a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports verb • shoot a bird in flight • fly in a flock • decorate with feathers | ||||||||
29% | 8 | Musical instrument like a flat box, with a sounding box | ||||||
noun • a stringed instrument used in American folk music; an elliptical body and a fretted fingerboard and three strings • a trapezoidal zither whose metal strings are struck with light hammers | ||||||||
27% | 9 | New planner on hand initially to design wind instrument for the Swiss | ||||||
noun • A long, curved, wooden horn used by mountain-dwelling herders in the Alps, originally to call cattle but now only as musical instrument in classical and folk tunes. | ||||||||
Initially Found Delicate Wind Instrument In Black Box Crossword Clue
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FLIGHT which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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FLIGHT
Updated: September 10, 2024
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