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Iconic Instruments — Complete Answer List

This page covers the Iconic Instruments bonus pack from Daily Themed Crossword — 271 clues with every answer listed. Packs sit outside the daily calendar: they stay in the app permanently and are built around a single subject rather than a single date, so you can work through one at your own pace instead of racing a midnight reset.

At 271 clues this pack is smaller than the average pack, which runs to about 290. The longest answer is TRUMPET at 7 letters. Note the clue flags as you read: 15 clues here end in "Abbr.", so those answers are shortened forms, and 6 carry a "wds." marker, meaning the answer is several words run together without spaces.

Clues appear below in the order the game gives them, so you can scroll to roughly where you are stuck rather than hunting the whole list. The pack index holds all 202 sets, and if your puzzle is dated rather than themed it will be in the daily archive or the mini archive instead.

Answers 1–120

Iconic Instruments — Clues 1 to 120

#	Clue	Answer	Letters
#1	Sign of trouble to some like an eclipse or a black cat	Show answer	4
#2	Ancient guitar-like instrument whose name is a homophone of loot	Show answer	4
#3	Egg-layer on a farm	Show answer	3
#4	Hawaiian hello	Show answer	5
#5	Bill ___ TVs Science Guy	Show answer	3
#6	Sticky ___ (reminder maybe)	Show answer	4
#7	Former student for short (anagram of maul)	Show answer	4
#8	___ flute ancient instrument that shares its name with a frying utensil	Show answer	3
#9	Californias ___ Alto	Show answer	4
#10	Wear and ___ (damage over time)	Show answer	4
#11	Ground-based military force	Show answer	4
#12	Ancient harp-like instrument associated with Greek mythology and ancient poets	Show answer	4
#13	If ___ be so bold... 2 wds.	Show answer	4
#14	Concert venue	Show answer	5
#15	Take a trip by ship say	Show answer	4
#16	Day after Friday for short	Show answer	3
#17	___ o shanter (Glasgow topper)	Show answer	3
#18	Beloved family animal	Show answer	3
#19	Horse or urchin preceder underwater	Show answer	3
#20	Obamacare letters	Show answer	3
#21	Just ___ water...	Show answer	3
#22	Informant slangily	Show answer	3
#23	Tennis servers ideal hit	Show answer	3
#24	Marvels ___ Ruffalo who plays the Hulk	Show answer	4
#25	Road trip guidance tool	Show answer	3
#26	Wax-coated Dutch cheese (anagram of dame)	Show answer	4
#27	Think tank output	Show answer	4
#28	Expansive like the ocean	Show answer	4
#29	___ Wonder Isnt She Lovely musician who plays multiple instruments such as the piano and drums	Show answer	6
#30	Curved line	Show answer	3
#31	Leftover morsel archaically	Show answer	3
#32	To-do list item	Show answer	4
#33	___ John Rocket Man musician who plays multiple instruments such as the piano and the guitar	Show answer	5
#34	Reply at an altar 2 wds.	Show answer	3
#35	Seasonal viral infection for short	Show answer	3
#36	Brazilian tourist spot ___ de Janeiro	Show answer	3
#37	Kissing at a concert say Abbr.	Show answer	3
#38	___ close for comfort	Show answer	3
#39	Financial ___ (help)	Show answer	3
#40	___ on the back (appreciative gesture)	Show answer	3
#41	Purple Rain musician who played multiple instruments such as the guitar and piano	Show answer	6
#42	___ McCartney Pipes of Peace musician who plays multiple instruments such as the guitar and drums	Show answer	4
#43	Kind of mind that is the devils workshop	Show answer	4
#44	Drink slowly like a hot drink	Show answer	3
#45	Letters on suntan lotion bottles	Show answer	3
#46	___ steel guitar 6-stringed guitar variant that is played in a horizontal position	Show answer	3
#47	That ___ out of nowhere!	Show answer	4
#48	___ talk (encouraging speech before a gig maybe)	Show answer	3
#49	Instrument players pace	Show answer	5
#50	___-Z rapper of Empire State of Mind	Show answer	3
#51	___ Watson who played Hermione in the Harry Potter films	Show answer	4
#52	___ chops (dish made of calf meat)	Show answer	4
#53	New Years ___ (31st December)	Show answer	3
#54	And so on and so forth... Abbr.	Show answer	3
#55	Sound heard while getting a haircut	Show answer	4
#56	Cloak-and-dagger operative say	Show answer	3
#57	Guitar variant with 4 strings that shares its name with a type of fish	Show answer	4
#58	Continent of Japan or Thailand	Show answer	4
#59	Stringed guitar variant that is often associated with bluegrass and folk music	Show answer	5
#60	Stephen Currys organization Abbr.	Show answer	3
#61	Old measurements agency Abbr.	Show answer	3
#62	Former Volkswagen slogan ___ Auto	Show answer	3
#63	How do you fix a broken tuba? With a tuba ___!	Show answer	4
#64	Irritate greatly say	Show answer	3
#65	Missing from duty in the military Abbr.	Show answer	4
#66	Good-to-go signals slangily	Show answer	3
#67	British pop star Rita ___	Show answer	3
#68	What do you call a cow that plays a musical instrument? A ___-sician!	Show answer	3
#69	Rock musician ___ Reed who sang Walk on the Wild Side	Show answer	3
#70	Saddle-making tool	Show answer	3
#71	Met ___ (mega fashion event)	Show answer	4
#72	Reflex that rhymes with bag	Show answer	3
#73	In the center of say	Show answer	4
#74	___ butter (moisturizer)	Show answer	4
#75	Repeatedly pester say	Show answer	3
#76	Cheering sound at a stadium	Show answer	3
#77	Clearance sign that attracts customers 2 wds.	Show answer	6
#78	Why couldnt the piano play? It had lost its ___-ination!	Show answer	5
#79	Eagle-___ (sharp-sighted)	Show answer	4
#80	Living on the ___	Show answer	4
#81	Use a barstool say	Show answer	3
#82	It was a different ___ (time period)	Show answer	3
#83	Force open with a crowbar say	Show answer	3
#84	Wee bit	Show answer	3
#85	Dublins country for short	Show answer	3
#86	Actor ___ Harington of Eternals	Show answer	3
#87	Why did the pianist get kicked out of the band? Because he couldnt find the right ___!	Show answer	3
#88	The man the ___ the legend	Show answer	4
#89	Rock singer Clapton of Tears in Heaven	Show answer	4
#90	Ruby or quartz e.g.	Show answer	3
#91	Travelers digital guide Abbr.	Show answer	3
#92	___ worthy (consider deserving)	Show answer	4
#93	Just Do It sneaker giant	Show answer	4
#94	Pant legs bottom edge	Show answer	3
#95	Gem State thats known for its potatoes	Show answer	5
#96	Piano ___ 1973 song by Billy Joel that peaked at No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100	Show answer	3
#97	___ Me Up Before You Go-Go by Wham!	Show answer	4
#98	Garfields canine pal	Show answer	4
#99	Thats amazing!	Show answer	3
#100	Mandolin ___ 1971 song by Rod Stewart that was first released on his album Every Picture Tells a Story	Show answer	4
#101	___ of Capri (small island)	Show answer	4
#102	Flute ___ 1994 song by the Beastie Boys that sampled Flute Thing by The Blues Project	Show answer	4
#103	Welcoming store window sign	Show answer	4
#104	Hello in Mexico City	Show answer	4
#105	Cocktail associated with Sex and the City for short	Show answer	5
#106	Sound rebound in a cave	Show answer	4
#107	American inventor ___ Whitney	Show answer	3
#108	___ Thomas lead singer of Matchbox Twenty	Show answer	3
#109	___ of These Days Pink Floyds instrumental hit released in 1971	Show answer	3
#110	Sunny-side-up requirement	Show answer	3
#111	Puppys playful tail swing	Show answer	3
#112	Color model for vibrant electronic displays Abbr.	Show answer	3
#113	Alter ___ (secret identity)	Show answer	3
#114	Happily-after connector	Show answer	4
#115	Its just a number they say	Show answer	3
#116	Solo of Solo	Show answer	3
#117	Better late ___ never	Show answer	4
#118	___-faced (deceitful)	Show answer	3
#119	Folk singer Guthrie	Show answer	4
#120	Cliffs of ___ Grammy-winning instrumental hit by Eric Johnson	Show answer	5

Answers 121–240

Iconic Instruments — Clues 121 to 240

#	Clue	Answer	Letters
#121	___ Day Sunshine song by the Beatles	Show answer	4
#122	Neithers logical companion	Show answer	3
#123	The ___ Kenny Gs 1996 instrumental album with a time-themed title	Show answer	6
#124	Reply with a hint of attitude	Show answer	4
#125	Took illegally say	Show answer	5
#126	Actress ___ Fox from Till Death	Show answer	5
#127	Celeb couple in a gossip magazine	Show answer	4
#128	Portugese for she	Show answer	3
#129	Volcanic powdery residue	Show answer	3
#130	Classical ___ Grammy-winning instrumental hit by Mason Williams	Show answer	3
#131	South African golfer Ernie ___	Show answer	3
#132	Wooden pin for a coat	Show answer	3
#133	Green sphere on a dinner plate	Show answer	3
#134	How do you like ___ apples?	Show answer	4
#135	Spanish for this (anagram of toes)	Show answer	4
#136	How I ___ Your Mother TV series starring Neil Patrick Harris	Show answer	3
#137	Severely injure (rhymes with claim)	Show answer	4
#138	Beats by ___ (headphones brand)	Show answer	3
#139	Foot-operated lever that Beethoven might have experimented with to change a pianos sound	Show answer	5
#140	Negative beginning to sayer?	Show answer	3
#141	Runway walker	Show answer	5
#142	___ Como Va (Santana classic)	Show answer	3
#143	Golf scorecard figure	Show answer	3
#144	Tool that is clamped onto a guitars neck to shorten the strings and raise the pitch	Show answer	4
#145	Hes trying to ___ better man 2 wds.	Show answer	3
#146	Unusual or strange say	Show answer	3
#147	Anonymous John ___	Show answer	3
#148	Company that developed PDF and Photoshop	Show answer	5
#149	Device that Led Zeppelin might use as a sound booster for short	Show answer	3
#150	___ out of shape (agitated)	Show answer	4
#151	Saved by the ___ (narrow escape)	Show answer	4
#152	Platform that the New York Philharmonics conductor might use to keep sheet music visible	Show answer	5
#153	Xs to go with Os?	Show answer	6
#154	So close ___ so far...	Show answer	3
#155	Thickly woven floor covering	Show answer	3
#156	Element whose symbol is Zn	Show answer	4
#157	The Royals actress Hurley fondly	Show answer	3
#158	___-A-Fella Records (Jay-Zs former record label)	Show answer	3
#159	Metric units of weight Abbr.	Show answer	3
#160	Pool players stick	Show answer	3
#161	Tax collection agency Abbr.	Show answer	3
#162	Tiny tool that Slash might use to pluck guitar strings with precision	Show answer	4
#163	Fake it?	Show answer	3
#164	Soil-tilling tool	Show answer	3
#165	Smaller part of a church with its own altar (anagram of pleach)	Show answer	6
#166	___ Me a River song by Justin Timberlake	Show answer	3
#167	Great minds think ___	Show answer	5
#168	Call-making device for short	Show answer	3
#169	Asteroids arcade game company	Show answer	5
#170	Stayin ___ 1977 Bee Gees hit	Show answer	5
#171	Sound from a happy cat	Show answer	4
#172	Device that Elton John might use to adjust the musical pitch of a piano	Show answer	5
#173	Exclude parts of a story say	Show answer	4
#174	Three in Venice	Show answer	3
#175	Accelerate as an engine	Show answer	3
#176	Folk rocks DiFranco	Show answer	3
#177	Garden bulb from the Netherlands	Show answer	5
#178	We Didnt ___ the Fire 1989 hit by Billy Joel	Show answer	5
#179	Christmas tree topper	Show answer	4
#180	Adjustable band used to support and hold an instrument such as a guitar	Show answer	5
#181	Patrick Stewarts title	Show answer	3
#182	Ostrichs smaller cousin	Show answer	3
#183	Disorderly and untidy state as of a room	Show answer	4
#184	Janitors instrument	Show answer	3
#185	___ saxophone woodwind instrument that is played with a single-reed mouthpiece	Show answer	4
#186	Buzzing pollinators	Show answer	4
#187	General in Chinese-American cuisine	Show answer	3
#188	Lana Del Reys song ___ for Life	Show answer	4
#189	Nine-digit ID in the U.S. Abbr.	Show answer	3
#190	Face-off between two warriors	Show answer	4
#191	Super Bowl interruptions for short	Show answer	3
#192	Actress Jessica ___ of Good Luck Chuck	Show answer	4
#193	Have a verbal disagreement say	Show answer	5
#194	___ ambassador (celeb who endorses a product)	Show answer	5
#195	___ horn woodwind instrument that is part of the clarinet family	Show answer	6
#196	Adam and Eves paradise	Show answer	4
#197	The drinks are ___! (We will pay!) 2 wds.	Show answer	4
#198	Tote or cross-body for two	Show answer	4
#199	Double-reeded woodwind instrument that produces rich melodies	Show answer	4
#200	Ice hockey champion Bobby ___	Show answer	3
#201	Speed unit on a road sign Abbr.	Show answer	3
#202	Photographers output for short	Show answer	3
#203	___ it in the bud	Show answer	3
#204	Rotational speed metric Abbr.	Show answer	3
#205	Small brass instrument with a partly conical tube	Show answer	6
#206	Irish singer of Only Time	Show answer	4
#207	Barbie or train set e.g.	Show answer	3
#208	Go out on a ___ (take a risk)	Show answer	4
#209	Blood-sucking worm that was used in medicine	Show answer	5
#210	Biblical ship with pairs of animals	Show answer	3
#211	Asias ___ Darya River	Show answer	3
#212	Gators relative for short	Show answer	4
#213	Business school subject for short	Show answer	4
#214	Have some pizza say	Show answer	3
#215	Lowest-pitched brass instrument that serves as the bass in an orchestra	Show answer	4
#216	Primetime ___ Awards (TV awards)	Show answer	4
#217	___ It Black Rolling Stones hit	Show answer	5
#218	Brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz music	Show answer	7
#219	Japans capital city	Show answer	5
#220	Halloween month for short	Show answer	3
#221	Production company with Mimsie the Cat as a mascot Abbr.	Show answer	3
#222	Hospital section for critical cases Abbr.	Show answer	3
#223	For ___ (male gifting section)	Show answer	3
#224	Mellow-toned brass instrument that is narrow at one end and much wider at the other	Show answer	4
#225	We Dont Talk About Bruno songwriter ___-Manuel Miranda	Show answer	3
#226	Dry ___ (wood decay)	Show answer	3
#227	Commit a blunder	Show answer	3
#228	Wanderers place of rest	Show answer	3
#229	Brian of Roxy Music	Show answer	3
#230	Ancient Chinese philosopher ___-Tzu	Show answer	3
#231	Raggedy doll	Show answer	3
#232	Do ___ disturb	Show answer	3
#233	Ill take that as ___ 2 wds.	Show answer	3
#234	Carlos ___ legendary guitarist of the band behind hits like Smooth and Black Magic Woman	Show answer	7
#235	Ctrls neighbor on a keyboard	Show answer	3
#236	Actress ___ Mendes from 2 Fast 2 Furious	Show answer	3
#237	Chocolatey brownie ingredient	Show answer	5
#238	Greek Dare to Dream composer known for his contemporary instrumental music	Show answer	5
#239	To no ___ (uselessly)	Show answer	5
#240	Area between black and white	Show answer	4

Answers 241–271

Iconic Instruments — Clues 241 to 271

#	Clue	Answer	Letters
#241	Tom Holland or Tobey Maguire e.g.	Show answer	5
#242	The ___ Express 2004 Christmas film	Show answer	5
#243	Outer ___ (astronauts destination maybe)	Show answer	5
#244	___ the Summit progressive instrumental band known for their intricate guitar melodies	Show answer	5
#245	Short movie trailer released to create hype	Show answer	6
#246	___ Vai Grammy-winning guitar maestro with albums like Passion and Warfare	Show answer	5
#247	Artists flat hat	Show answer	5
#248	The A of GPA for short	Show answer	3
#249	Browser ___ (sections on a web browser)	Show answer	4
#250	Singer Grande of The Way to her fans	Show answer	3
#251	Old-fashioned before	Show answer	3
#252	Dance club with a glittery ball	Show answer	5
#253	Liquor in a shot glass often	Show answer	5
#254	Month before April for short	Show answer	3
#255	Ending to arti- or parti-	Show answer	3
#256	Fine museum contents	Show answer	3
#257	___ Poehler of Parks and Recreation	Show answer	3
#258	Snaky electric swimmer	Show answer	3
#259	Path of Chinese philosophy	Show answer	3
#260	Charlotte Brontes Jane ___	Show answer	4
#261	___ Epps of House	Show answer	4
#262	___ Satriani guitar virtuoso with instrumental hits like Surfing with the Alien	Show answer	3
#263	NBA player LeBron ___	Show answer	5
#264	Cheer at a Spanish soccer game	Show answer	3
#265	I can ___ (Ive been there)	Show answer	6
#266	Form of address akin to dude	Show answer	3
#267	Jeff ___ guitarist who won Grammys for performing songs like Plan B and Dirty Mind	Show answer	4
#268	Engine that powers vehicles	Show answer	5
#269	Stage between egg and pupa for butterflies	Show answer	5
#270	A Nightmare on ___ Street (1984 horror film)	Show answer	3
#271	Landing approximation for a plane Abbr.	Show answer	3

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FAQ

Iconic Instruments — Questions

What are the answers to the Iconic Instruments pack?

The Iconic Instruments pack holds 271 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed above in the order the game presents them.

How big is this pack?

271 clues, against an average of 290 across the game's 202 packs. The longest answer is TRUMPET at 7 letters.

Why do some answers run words together?

Because 6 clues in this pack are flagged "wds.", meaning the answer is more than one word entered without spaces — for example a two-word phrase typed as a single string.

Where are the other packs?

All 202 packs are listed alphabetically in the pack index, with Home Sweet Home before this one and Insta Pack after.

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Pro tips

3 Tips for the Iconic Instruments Pack

Everything here shares one subject

A themed pack narrows the field far more than a daily board does: all 271 clues in Iconic Instruments pull from the same subject. Read the pack name as a hint before you read the clue — it rules out most of the answers a general crossword would allow.

Answer length is the tiebreaker

Answers here run from 3 to 7 letters, the longest being TRUMPET. Themed clues often have two plausible solutions, so match the length to the slot before you commit.

Packs never change

Unlike the dated boards, a pack is fixed — the same clues in the same order for every player, which is what makes a written answer list reliable. Browse the full pack index for the rest, or the dated archive if you are chasing today's board instead.

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Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify the Iconic Instruments pack

All 271 clues in this pack are read from the pack data itself, with answers length-checked and clue text kept verbatim. Packs are fixed content, so this page is checked once against the game and then stays correct rather than drifting.

Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.

Last checked — Sep 6, 2026

Numbers

Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

271clues in this pack

7longest answer

202themed packs

6,030dated boards

How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

Read the theme before the clues

Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.

STEP 02

Fill the short crossings first

Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.

STEP 03

Abbreviations are signposted

A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.

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