Instrument for Orpheus
The crossword clue "Instrument for Orpheus" is answered by LYRE, a 4-letter entry. Used 30 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1973. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LYRE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LYRE answer page.
Used 30 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1973. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for LYRE
Every other clue in this collection answered by LYRE, most used first.
- Ancient stringed instrument - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Apollo's instrument - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
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