Clues for the word "STACCATO"
We've had 44 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 45 times in crosswords. It was last seen in King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer crossword on January 22, 2024.
Definition of staccato
- a. - Disconnected; separated; distinct; -- a direction to perform the notes of a passage in a short, distinct, and pointed manner. It is opposed to legato, and often indicated by heavy accents written over or under the notes, or by dots when the performance is to be less distinct and emphatic.
- a. - Expressed in a brief, pointed manner.
Referring Clues
- Cut short in performing
- Clipped, in music
- Disjointed
- Musically disconnected
- Detached
- What a dot indicates on a musical score
- Rapid-fire
- Broken off, musically
- Unsustained, in music
- Disconnected, musically
- Rapid-fire, musically
- Detached, in music
- Short disconnected notes, in music
- Musically detached
- Detached, on a score
- Choppy, in music
- Disconnected, as in music
- Abruptly disconnected, in music
- Like dotted musical notes
- Detached, musically
- Choppy, to Chopin
- Separating the notes, in music
- Cat's coat (anag) - clipped
- (Musically) short and crisp
- Opposite of legato
- Way to play in musical rejected by Roman statesman
- Thus carrying pet back and forth to be clipped
- Thus including 24 across composed in style that's not smooth
- Notes detached and cast out by censor
- With notes short and separated (music)
- Cat's coat badly clipped
- So double act in variety is clipped
- In old musical coming back, one of its characters played in detached manner
- Disconnection noted, so whips round with whip-round
- Brief notes jazz fans raised with the censor
- Disconnected notes coming from old censor following jazzmen about
- Way of playing with pets round - and another pet round
- Disjointed, not smooth and flowing
- Censor goes after rebellious cast with separate notes
- Unconnected to the musician
- Playing style with disconnected notes
- Short and abrupt
- How dotted notes should be played
- In rapid-fire succession
Last Seen In
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - January 22, 2024
- Netword - October 26, 2017
- Netword - August 24, 2017
- Guardian Speedy - March 19, 2017
- Family Time - March 13, 2017
- Guardian Quick - June 27, 2016
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - January 31, 2016
- LA Times - October 14, 2015
- Guardian Cryptic - June 30, 2015
- Guardian Cryptic - May 08, 2015
- Guardian Quick - January 01, 2015
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - November 02, 2014
- Universal - March 03, 2014
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - July 20, 2013
- Guardian Quick - May 24, 2013
- USA Today - April 05, 2013
- Guardian Cryptic - March 15, 2013
- Guardian Cryptic - March 07, 2013
- Universal - January 18, 2013
- Netword - November 09, 2012
- Universal - September 24, 2012
- Guardian Cryptic - August 27, 2012
- Washington Post - January 06, 2012
- New York Times - June 13, 2011
- Guardian Cryptic - February 23, 2011
- Universal - August 20, 2010
- Guardian Cryptic - October 28, 2009
- Guardian Cryptic - October 09, 2009
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - October 04, 2009
- New York Times - August 22, 2009
- And in 15 more crossword puzzles...