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Quietly Playing Lyres Etc Crossword Clue

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adverb

• in secrecy; not openly

• not openly; inwardly

41%10 Troupe of musicians, male, in street playing lyres
noun

• a troupe of minstrels

• ballads sung by minstrels

• the art of a minstrel

34%8Lyres of ancient Greece
noun

• An ancient Greek stringed instrument, which could be considered a forerunner of the guitar.

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