Oboist's purchase

The answer

REED

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the REED answer page.

Used 17 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 8 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.

• REEDS (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for REED

Every other clue in this collection answered by REED, most used first.

• Marsh plant - used 124 times, most recently in 2026
• Oboe insert - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
• Clarinet insert - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
• Marsh growth - used 52 times, most recently in 2024
• Clarinet part - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
• Film critic Rex - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Marsh grass - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Swamp thing - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
• Clarinetist's need - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
• Swamp stalk - used 28 times, most recently in 2023
• Oboe part - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Marsh stalk - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Cattail - used 24 times, most recently in 2015
• Oboist's need - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
• Rex or Donna - used 21 times, most recently in 2022
• Bassoon part - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Woodwind part - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Oboe, for one - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Sax object - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
• Stalk by the river - used 15 times, most recently in 2014
• Bit of thatching - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Clarinet accessory - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Hollow stem - used 14 times, most recently in 2005
• Oboe or bassoon - used 14 times, most recently in 2017
• Saxophonist's need - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Cattail, e.g. - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
• Oboe accessory - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Oboe, e.g. - used 13 times, most recently in 2019
• Oboe or clarinet - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Clarinet, e.g. - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
• Epitome of thinness - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• Stalk in a swamp - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Wetlands plant - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Bassoon, e.g. - used 11 times, most recently in 2015
• Bassoonist's buy - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
• Clarinet need - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Donna or Rex - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
• Grass. - used 11 times, most recently in 1969
• Kind of organ - used 11 times, most recently in 2008
• Tall grass - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
• Clarinet player's need - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Pond plant - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Supreme Court Justice. - used 10 times, most recently in 1964
• Clarinet or oboe - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• Critic Rex - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• Oboe - used 9 times, most recently in 1997
• Swamp growth - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• Woodwind - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Actress Donna - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
• Lou of the Velvet Underground - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Rush - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• Wetland plant - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Wind instrument - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Bassoon bit - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
• Clarinet, for one - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Clarinet piece - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• English horn, e.g. - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• English horn, for one - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Harmonica part - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• Sax part - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Saxophone, e.g. - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Saxophone insert - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Swamp plant - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Symbol of slimness - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
• Woodwind insert - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Bamboo, e.g. - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Bassoon insert - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Bassoonist's purchase - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Clarinet or sax - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Clarinetist's buy - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Fen growth - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Oboist's buy - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Part of a clarinet - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Riverside plant - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Sax player's buy - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Sax player's purchase - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Stalk - used 6 times, most recently in 2019

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.

• Paper purchase - REAM, used 46 times
• Golf shop purchase - TEES, used 21 times
• Ice cream purchase - PINT, used 21 times
• Pub purchase - PINT, used 19 times
• Bread purchase - LOAF, used 17 times
• Satan's purchase - SOUL, used 16 times

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