Clues for the word "MUSIC"
We've had 153 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 192 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on February 12, 2026.
Definition of music
- n. - The science and the art of tones, or musical sounds, i. e., sounds of higher or lower pitch, begotten of uniform and synchronous vibrations, as of a string at various degrees of tension; the science of harmonical tones which treats of the principles of harmony, or the properties, dependences, and relations of tones to each other; the art of combining tones in a manner to please the ear.
- n. - Melody; a rhythmical and otherwise agreeable succession of tones.
- n. - Harmony; an accordant combination of simultaneous tones.
- n. - The written and printed notation of a musical composition; the score.
- n. - Love of music; capacity of enjoying music.
- n. - A more or less musical sound made by many of the lower animals. See Stridulation.
Referring Clues
- Folk or rap, e.g.
- Scores, e.g.
- Orchestra output
- Strains
- "The ___ of the spheres"
- "Sweet and healing medicine of troubles": Horace
- "The speech of angels": Carlyle
- Work done to scale
- Counterpart of lyrics
- "If ___ be the food of love, play on": Shak.
- Welcome sound, to one's ears
- "The Sound of ___"
- "If ___ be the food of love, play on" (Shakespeare)
- Classical or classic rock
- Partner of words
- With 48-Across, what 17-, 26-, 43- and 57-Across each begins with
- Airs, perhaps
- Band output
- Beethoven's output
- With 69-Across, this puzzle's theme, which begins the eight words of 17-, 28-, 45- and 62-Across
- College major
- "___ to my ears"
- Soother of the savage beast
- Orchestra offering
- Word with "elevator" or "chamber"
- Part of MTV
- It usually has a key
- You may play it or score it
- Singer's accompaniment
- Beethoven's love
- Swing or rock
- Score sheets?
- Shakespeare's "food of love"
- "___ to my ears"
- Playing field?
- You may need a staff to write it
- CCMA word
- Score
- Sheet material
- Euphony
- Harmonius sound
- "Fear of ___" (1979 talking heads album)
- Jukebox offering
- Melodies
- Score makeup
- Noted work
- Pop or rock
- The "M" of MTV
- Some strains
- Rock n roll or jazz
- It often gets pumped in stores
- Pleasing sound
- Classical, e.g.
- Something to face?
- Melodies, e.g.
- Genesis creation?
- ___ video
- Harmonious sounds
- Soul ______
- Orchestra's output
- "The food of love," per Shakespeare
- Bookstore category
- "The only sensual pleasure without vice," per Samuel Johnson
- Bach's output
- The Bard's "food of love"
- Open mic offering, perhaps
- "That's ___ to my ears"
- Box or video
- You dance to it
- Word after elevator or chamber
- Melodic major
- You sing to it
- Type of business
- What it's all about
- Organised notes (that must sometimes be faced)
- Melody
- Melodious sounds
- Love food?
- Series of notes reflecting one problem with chapter
- That soothing charmer
- Recollected overtures from concert in total harmony
- Score century, after current problem recedes
- Pleasing sound of catcall not well received
- The food of love?
- Character repeated without correction, of which 1 is a type
- To sum up, a classic piece?
- A charmer - let's face it
- Such a noted art I'm not sure returns thus
- See 9
- Dance to this
- Melodious sound
- Art (of noise)
- Ensemble's output
- ...a hint to the starts of the answers to the starred clues
- Air that's more usually seen in cheerleaders
- Audible art form ...
- I reckon to retire with 100 to score
- (Pleasant) sequence of sounds
- It has the like of Polyhymnia mostly in charge?
- Art form involving sound
- Very pleasant sound
- I can start after reversing aggregate score
- What's the score?
- Pandora offering
- Staff notes
- Rock or jazz
- Savage breast soother
- Genesis creation?
- "If ___ be the food of love ..."
- Notes sound on 1 down, say, almost unfit
- Let's face it - it's barred!
- It is scored for players, not by them
- Harmony - some from us (Icehouse)
- What Ian needs to make him a player
- It can be faced with a tricky sum, I see
- Staff stuff
- Art form
- Clara Schumann works, e.g.
- Charming sounds from hippopotamus I captured
- Rap or rock
- Tunes
- Sounds nice, but the sum's wrong, I see
- Harmonic sounds
- A charmer, we hear
- Classical or country, e.g.
- Proverbial cure for savagery
- Band's output
- Bach's bailiwick
- What Ian needs to become a noted player
- We hear it has charms
- What the ends of 17-, 23-, 36-, 47- and 57-Across make
- "Sweet and healing medicine of troubles," per Horace
- It "hath charms to soothe a savage breast"
- Melodic sound
- See 59-Across
- Subject where you're graded on your notes?
- Organised sound
- Many American numbers worth listening to
- Sound from an orchestra
- Good news, in a metaphor
- Pleasant sounds
- Pop or punk
- Tuneful sounds
- To sum up, a classic piece?
- It has charms, we hear
- Cantopop or Zamrock
- Folk ___
- Album contents
- Noted work?
- Haydn's output
- Class with instruments
- "Thou sing'st sweet ___": Shak.
- Staff writing
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - February 12, 2026
- Daily Quick - February 04, 2026
- LA Times - November 07, 2025
- Daily Quick - October 20, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 14, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 28, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - August 22, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 07, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 25, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 27, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - February 19, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - February 12, 2025
- Mirror Daily - February 08, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 21, 2024
- New York Times - October 16, 2024
- Daily Quick - October 11, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - October 11, 2024
- Daily Quick - August 29, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - July 05, 2024
- LA Times - July 03, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 20, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 22, 2024
- Daily Quick - March 02, 2024
- Daily Quick - February 04, 2024
- New York Times - January 18, 2024
- USA Today - December 11, 2023
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - November 20, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - November 05, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - October 31, 2023
- Daily Quick - October 20, 2023
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