Measuring instrument
The crossword clue "Measuring instrument" is answered by GAUGE, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
GAUGE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GAUGE answer page.
Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- CALIPERS (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for GAUGE
Every other clue in this collection answered by GAUGE, most used first.
- Measuring device - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
- Measure - used 21 times, most recently in 2023
- Shotgun caliber - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Assess - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Tire pressure checker - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Yo-Yo Ma's instrument - CELLO, used 102 times
- Church instrument - ORGAN, used 83 times
- Shankar's instrument - SITAR, used 62 times
- Stringed instrument - VIOLA, used 51 times
- Measuring stick - RULER, used 50 times
- Bluegrass instrument - BANJO, used 47 times
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