Indian lute
The crossword clue "Indian lute" is answered by SITAR, a 5-letter entry. Used 38 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SITAR
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SITAR answer page.
Used 38 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 11 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.
- SAROD (7 uses in xd)
- SARODE (1 uses in xd)
- TAMBURA (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SITAR
Every other clue in this collection answered by SITAR, most used first.
- Shankar's instrument - used 62 times, most recently in 2022
- Indian instrument - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- Ravi Shankar's instrument - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Raga instrument - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Indian state - ASSAM, used 83 times
- Indian, for one - OCEAN, used 70 times
- Indian corn - MAIZE, used 54 times
- Indian coin - RUPEE, used 52 times
- Indian metropolis - DELHI, used 47 times
- Indian, e.g. - OCEAN, used 35 times
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