The duck in "Peter and the Wolf"
The crossword clue "The duck in "Peter and the Wolf"" is answered by OBOE, a 4-letter entry. Used 30 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1994. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
OBOE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OBOE answer page.
Used 30 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1994. It appears in 10 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.
- OBOEPART (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for OBOE
Every other clue in this collection answered by OBOE, most used first.
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- Bassoon relative - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
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- Bassoon's cousin - used 46 times, most recently in 2025
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- Bassoon kin - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Orchestral instrument. - used 35 times, most recently in 2023
- Slender instrument - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Wind in a pit - used 30 times, most recently in 2024
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