Clues for the word "GLISSANDO"
We've had 20 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 31 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily American crossword on December 07, 2025.
Definition of glissando
- n. & a. - A gliding effect; gliding.
Referring Clues
- Dramatic piano passage
- Musical flourish
- Harpist's flourish
- Pianist's finger-sliding passage
- Rapid up-scale sweep, e.g.
- Musical effect that's simple for a trombone
- Continuous slide of musical notes
- Sliding effect in music
- Lad is struggling with song that has rapid succession of notes
- As a violinist might perform improvised signals at party
- Series of notes for musician to travel around new islands
- Effect produced by playing a series of notes very rapidly
- (Musically) a rapid series of ascending or descending notes
- Signals do produce a sliding effect
- Sad, losing out in this sliding scale
- Sliding effect in moving from one musical note to another
- Golden Ass, going East for one, could be on the slide
- Dormouse gets sulphur and oxygen on a sliding scale, perhaps
- Pianist's finger-sliding
- Notable feature of the opening clarinet solo in "Rhapsody in Blue"
Last Seen In
- Daily American - December 07, 2025
- Daily American - September 23, 2025
- Daily American - May 08, 2025
- Daily American - November 07, 2024
- Daily American - December 07, 2023
- Daily American - September 23, 2023
- Daily American - May 08, 2023
- Daily American - November 07, 2022
- Daily American - December 07, 2017
- Daily American - September 23, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - June 02, 2017
- Daily American - May 08, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - February 17, 2015
- Guardian Prize - April 13, 2013
- Guardian Quick - December 11, 2012
- New York Times - October 25, 2012
- Guardian Quick - July 08, 2011
- Thinks Daily - November 07, 2010
- Thinks Daily - July 07, 2010
- Guardian Cryptic - June 07, 2010
- Washington Post - May 30, 2010
- Thinks Daily - May 23, 2010
- Washington Post - January 20, 2008
- Thinks Daily - November 07, 2007
- Guardian Cryptic - February 05, 2007
- LA Times - December 17, 2006
- Guardian Speedy - August 27, 2006
- New York Times - May 12, 2002
- Guardian Cryptic - November 28, 2001
- New York Times - September 01, 2001
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