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Definitions for word OBOE

The following 156 definitions were found. Click the dates to see the answer in context.
DateGridClueAuthor
Monday, October 19, 200914ADouble-reed instrumentLynn Lempel
Thursday, June 18, 200915ACousin of a heckelphonePatrick Blindauer
Saturday, May 02, 200959AKind of reedPeter A. Collins
Sunday, April 12, 200937D"O" in the old Army phonetic alphabetEric Berlin
Tuesday, March 17, 200934AInstrument held with two handsRichard Chisholm
Wednesday, January 14, 200947AInstrument you blow intoOliver Hill
Sunday, November 09, 2008100DWind in a pitPaula Gamache
Sunday, October 19, 20088AWind with a wide rangeJoe DiPietro
Tuesday, October 07, 200838ACousin of a bassoonKevin G. Der
Saturday, May 31, 200852DOne found in the woodsRobert H. Wolfe
Tuesday, March 18, 200848ADouble reedDavid Pringle
Sunday, March 16, 200846DLight wind?Elizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, January 13, 200835A___ d'amoreStella Daily and Bruce Venzke
Thursday, December 27, 20072DPoulenc's "Sonata for ___ and Piano"Jim Leeds
Thursday, December 06, 20075ACertain aerophoneJoe Krozel
Monday, November 05, 200766ABaby bassoon?Jeremy Horwitz
Thursday, October 25, 200718DMelancholy woodwindSusan Harrington Smith
Thursday, August 23, 200744ALetter before Peter in old radio lingoJoe Krozel
Tuesday, August 21, 200715ADouble-reed woodwindTom Heilman
Wednesday, July 18, 20074DInstrument with a conical boreTibor Derencsenyi
Sunday, June 03, 200779DRadio letter between Nan and PeterKelsey Blakley
Sunday, April 08, 200779DIt's blownByron Walden
Sunday, March 04, 200776DOne of the windsRandolph Ross
Thursday, January 04, 200747AConcert windAlan Olschwang
Sunday, August 20, 200653APreceder of Peter in a phonetic alphabetRichard Silvestri
Friday, May 05, 200630DThe duck in "Peter and the Wolf"Manny Nosowsky
Wednesday, May 03, 200610D"O" in a phonetic alphabetLisa Wiseman
Sunday, April 23, 200657DPeter and the Wolf's "duck"Joe DiPietro
Monday, April 03, 200647DSee 27-AcrossLynn Lempel
Monday, December 05, 200511DPenetrating windGary Steinmehl
Monday, November 21, 200514ABassoon's little cousinWesley Johnson
Monday, November 14, 20053DDouble-reed instrumentMarjorie Berg
Sunday, November 06, 200586DWind up on stage?Elizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, October 30, 200579ATuning note instrumentMaxwell H. D. Johnson Jr.
Tuesday, August 23, 200529DCousin of an English hornHolden Baker and Nancy Salomon
Tuesday, July 05, 200515ADouble-reeded woodwindBeth Hinshaw
Monday, June 20, 200567ASlender woodwindAlison Donald
Sunday, May 01, 200548DSymphony memberJoe DiPietro
Tuesday, February 15, 200514ASlender instrumentGene Newman
Thursday, January 27, 200516A___ d'amoreJim Hyres
Monday, January 10, 200515ACousin of a bassoonDavid Pringle
Wednesday, December 15, 200435ACousin of a bassoonZach Jesse
Wednesday, November 10, 200431D"O" in old radio lingoDavid J. Kahn
Thursday, November 04, 200410DWind up on stage?Elizabeth C. Gorski
Wednesday, November 03, 200465AWind that can be piercingEd Early
Thursday, October 21, 200411DPenetrating reedHarvey Estes
Monday, August 23, 200468ACertain woodwindNancy Salomon and Kyle Mahowald
Wednesday, July 07, 200416A___ family, including bassoons and English hornsLee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
Sunday, April 18, 200415DWoodwindRichard Chisholm
Monday, April 05, 200414AOld radio word for the letter OJim Hyres
Monday, November 24, 200318AMusical instrument that's blown intoNancy Kavanaugh
Tuesday, October 21, 200314ASlender instrumentJohn Underwood
Tuesday, August 05, 200313AWoodwindD. J. DeChristopher
Tuesday, June 17, 200337APlaintive woodwindSusan Harrington Smith
Monday, June 02, 20032DRelative of an English hornGregory E. Paul
Friday, April 04, 200320ACertain 55-AcrossMartin Ashwood-Smith
Sunday, January 19, 2003107DOrchestra seatEric Berlin
Sunday, January 05, 200322ASymphony memberElizabeth C. Gorski
Tuesday, September 10, 200256AReed in a pitWei-Hwa Huang
Monday, June 03, 200258DClarinet's kinGregory E. Paul
Sunday, May 26, 200238DIt has finger holesElizabeth C. Gorski
Wednesday, February 20, 20022DReed instrumentMarjorie Richter
Monday, January 14, 200257AWoodwindMichael Shteyman
Monday, December 10, 20012DInstrument played with the mouthGregory E. Paul
Sunday, September 30, 2001118ACertain band memberCon Pederson
Monday, September 24, 200111DWoodwindNorma Steinberg
Wednesday, September 19, 200156DWoodwind instrumentSteven Dorfman
Monday, August 27, 200145ATubular instrumentHolden Baker
Friday, May 18, 200142AWind in a pitJoe DiPietro
Monday, May 07, 200145DLong, thin musical instrumentNancy Salomon and Bob Frank
Monday, April 23, 200153DMitch Miller's instrumentGregory E. Paul
Sunday, April 01, 20012D"O" in old radio lingoBill Zais and Nancy Salomon
Thursday, January 18, 200154AWind instrumentManny Nosowsky
Thursday, January 04, 200111DKin to a clarinetNancy S. Ross
Monday, December 04, 200059DWoodwindEileen Lexau
Monday, November 27, 200057ACousin of the bassoonNancy Salomon and Marjorie Berg
Sunday, October 08, 200073DOrgan stopRichard Silvestri
Thursday, June 08, 200033AReed section memberMark Diehl
Monday, May 15, 200015AWoodwindGregory E. Paul
Monday, April 24, 200011DWoodwindPeter Gordon
Wednesday, February 09, 20002DReed section memberCharles E. Gersch
Friday, January 21, 200045DSnake charmer, in musician's slangJohn Wolting
Friday, December 10, 199953DKind of concertoGilbert H. Ludwig
Friday, October 22, 199936DConcerto instrumentMartin Ashwood-Smith
Sunday, October 10, 199935DShawm descendantCathy Millhauser
Wednesday, September 01, 199957DSlender reedAlan Arbesfeld
Sunday, August 29, 1999101D"O" in old radio lingoLou and Fran Sabin
Tuesday, June 08, 199922DLong, slender instrumentFred Piscop
Monday, June 07, 199955DDouble reedRobert O. Dillman
Monday, May 10, 199914AWoodwindFrances Hansen
Tuesday, April 20, 199939DWind quintet memberElizabeth C. Gorski
Monday, April 19, 199931DSweet-toned musical instrumentGregory E. Paul
Monday, March 22, 199954DInstrument that's blown intoGregory E. Paul
Thursday, March 04, 199925DIt's in the windsCathy Millhauser
Monday, February 15, 199929DHand-held musical instrumentRandall J. Hartman
Wednesday, December 02, 199815ADouble-reed woodwindNancy Salomon
Monday, August 17, 199857DCousin of a bassoonGregory E. Paul
Monday, June 22, 199868AWoodwindShannon Burns
Wednesday, June 03, 199863APhilharmonic partKaren Hodge
Thursday, April 23, 199839DOrchestra partCathy Millhauser
Tuesday, April 07, 19983DBassoon's cousinRandy Sowell
Thursday, March 26, 199827DWord from the French for "high wood"Cathy Millhauser
Tuesday, January 20, 199839ACousin of the English hornRandall J. Hartman
Sunday, December 28, 199738D___ d'amoreMatt Gaffney
Monday, October 27, 19972DClarinet cousinMark Gottlieb
Thursday, October 23, 199716A"O" in old radio lingoFrances Hansen
Tuesday, October 14, 199735AWoodwindRobert Malinow
Tuesday, September 30, 199754ADouble-reed instrumentNancy Schuster
Monday, September 22, 199756DMitch Miller's instrumentGregory E. Paul
Monday, August 04, 199764AMitch Miller's instrumentGregory E. Paul
Sunday, April 20, 199775AIts pitch is highCharles M. Deber
Sunday, March 09, 199721AEnsemble partJune Boggs
Thursday, March 06, 199715ACousin of a clarinetShannon Burns
Wednesday, February 26, 199738ADouble-reed instrumentGlenn E. Sykes
Sunday, February 09, 199758DRelative of the English hornD. Niles
Tuesday, December 17, 199658AMitch Miller's instrumentG. E. Paul
Sunday, July 28, 199648ADouble-reedN. S. Wizer
Sunday, May 19, 199692D___d'amourC.M. Deber
Friday, April 19, 199651DOrchestra partA. Micci
Friday, March 29, 199612DWide-range reedC. Millhauser
Wednesday, March 13, 199640D"O" to ham operators, onceW. R. Williams
Sunday, February 04, 1996108DKind of pipeD.J. Kahn
Monday, January 15, 19967DCousin of the bassoonGregory E. Paul
Sunday, January 14, 1996109DShawm descendantC. Millhauser
Wednesday, January 10, 19962DMelancholy instrumentM. Gaffney
Monday, December 18, 199556DHautboyRandall J. Hartman
Wednesday, October 25, 199516ASound lower than a fluteLarry Nargi
Tuesday, September 26, 199558ACousin of the English hornBob Klahn & Raymond Hamel
Tuesday, August 22, 19956DBassoon relativeGregory E. Paul
Monday, August 21, 199536ASlender instrumentSidney L. Robbins
Sunday, July 23, 199519ATubular instrumentFran & Lou Sabin
Monday, June 19, 19958DOrchestral instrumentGregory E. Paul
Thursday, June 01, 19957DO, once, to hamsRich Norris
Tuesday, May 09, 199537DRelative of the English hornGregory E. Paul
Wednesday, May 03, 199521AWoodwindChuck Deodene
Sunday, April 30, 199528A_____ d'amore (baroque instrument)Warren W. Reich
Sunday, February 12, 199515DPenetrating windAlex & Victoria Black
Thursday, February 02, 199516AMitch Miller's instrumentBob and Sharon Klahn
Tuesday, January 03, 199554ACousin of the English hornRich Norris
Sunday, December 11, 199410DThe duck in "Peter and the Wolf"Wayne Robert Williams
Thursday, November 24, 199414AHeckelphoneFran and Lou Sabin
Wednesday, November 09, 199438AHautboyWayne Robert Williams
Wednesday, September 28, 199416AWoodwindRobert Zimmerman
Monday, September 26, 199462ARelative of the heckelphoneSidney L. Robbins
Monday, August 29, 199458ADouble-reed woodwindMary Derderian Brown
Friday, August 12, 199427DReedNorman S. Wizer
Tuesday, July 12, 199415AWoodwindCharles Arnold
Tuesday, May 03, 199461AMitch Miller's instrumentLois Sidway
Monday, May 02, 199460AWoodwind instrumentJames L. Beatty
Sunday, March 20, 199489ATuneful pipeJoel Davajan
Thursday, March 03, 199459APhilharmonic instrumentRichard Silvestri
Monday, February 07, 199466ARelative of the fluteSidney L. Robbins
Friday, January 14, 199427DThe duck in "Peter and the Wolf"Eric Albert
Sunday, January 09, 199440DOrgan stopMel Rosen
Tuesday, November 30, 199316ALiterally "high wood"Joel Davajan
Tuesday, November 23, 199360AReed of noteLois Sidway