Clues for the word "TUNE"
We've had 203 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 558 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Quick crossword on March 24, 2026.
Definition of tune
- n. - A sound; a note; a tone.
- n. - A rhythmical, melodious, symmetrical series of tones for one voice or instrument, or for any number of voices or instruments in unison, or two or more such series forming parts in harmony; a melody; an air; as, a merry tune; a mournful tune; a slow tune; a psalm tune. See Air.
- n. - The state of giving the proper, sound or sounds; just intonation; harmonious accordance; pitch of the voice or an instrument; adjustment of the parts of an instrument so as to harmonize with itself or with others; as, the piano, or the organ, is not in tune.
- n. - Order; harmony; concord; fit disposition, temper, or humor; right mood.
- v. t. - To put into a state adapted to produce the proper sounds; to harmonize, to cause to be in tune; to correct the tone of; as, to tune a piano or a violin.
- v. t. - To give tone to; to attune; to adapt in style of music; to make harmonious.
- v. t. - To sing with melody or harmony.
- v. t. - To put into a proper state or disposition.
- v. i. - To form one sound to another; to form accordant musical sounds.
- v. i. - To utter inarticulate harmony with the voice; to sing without pronouncing words; to hum.
Referring Clues
- Ignore, with "out"
- Composer's output
- Bring into resonance
- It's hard for some people to carry
- Whistler's whistle
- Air
- The sound of music
- Fix a flat?
- Bring to proper pitch
- It may be hard to carry
- Work to achieve harmony
- Harmonize
- Jukebox choice
- Pull a few strings?
- Adjust, as a radio
- It may be carried with a guitar
- Ditty
- Adjust
- Organized notes
- Melody
- Lyricist's need
- Adjust the pitch of
- Some people have trouble carrying one
- Something to whistle
- Whistler's whistle, maybe
- Thing to hum or whistle
- Fiddle with a fiddle
- Tony-winning Tommy
- Choreographer Tommy
- Correct the pitch of
- Change one's ___
- Not everyone can carry one
- Fix flats?
- Karaoke selection
- Adjust for pitch
- It's whistleable
- Strain
- Often-carried thing
- Fiddle with a fiddle, maybe
- Tighten strings, perhaps
- Whistler's offering
- "American ___" (1974 Paul Simon hit)
- See 67-Across
- Do some piano maintenance
- Hummer's bit
- Pitch properly
- Some find it hard to carry
- "Name That ___"
- Singer's selection
- Air or number
- Vocal number
- Jukebox selection
- Prepare, as a piano
- Bring into pitch
- Tommy with a Tony
- Adjust, as a guitar
- Adjust a Steinway
- Adjust the pitch
- Adjust, as uprights
- It may keep running through your head
- "Name That ___"
- Some people cannot carry it
- Bring into harmony
- Tommy with Tonys
- Adjust the FM
- Adjust the dial
- Something to hum
- Whistler's quest
- Glee club selection
- Do a garage job
- Adjust, as a piano
- Work on, as an engine
- Get ready to play, say
- Something to sing along to
- Ensure that a G is actually a G, say
- Adjust the piano
- Use a fork, in a way
- Balladeer's rendition
- Pull some strings?
- iPod selection
- Make less sharp, maybe
- It's carried at a karaoke bar
- Song
- "Name That ___"
- What some people cannot carry
- It may be carried
- Catchy item, perhaps
- Simple melody
- Earworm, e.g.
- Number
- Fiddle with a fiddle
- Tin Pan Alley creation
- Ballad
- Pull strings?
- iPod download
- Adjust a piano
- Adjust plugs and points
- You may whistle it
- Adjust to the correct pitch
- Whistler's production
- Musical setting
- Adjust, as strings
- Something whistled
- Adjust the strings, as of a guitar
- Simple number
- Make less sharp?
- Hummable bit
- Musical Tommy
- Adjust, as a motor
- Adjust, as an engine
- Work on an engine, in a way
- It's carried by singers
- Adjust the strings of, as a guitar
- Use diapason
- Turn a violin's pegs
- Musical number
- Musical ditty
- Tommy of Broadway
- Gershwin creation
- Do a piano job
- Thing to hum
- Carry a ___ (sing accurately)
- Harmony
- Adjust, as guitar strings
- "___ in tomorrow"
- Catchy melody
- Whistler's output
- ___ out (ignore)
- Prep before playing
- Whistle a happy one
- Composer's creation
- Play "my dog has fleas"
- Use a fork, perhaps
- Nightclub number
- Songwriter's creation
- Get the guitar ready
- Catchy thing?
- Adjust for pitch, as a piano
- It may be changed or carried
- Make an engine sing
- Correctly pitch instrument
- Correct guitar's pitch
- Correct pitch on guitar
- You could call it a strain
- 40-Down unit
- Some can't carry it
- Pandora selection
- Hunt for a signal, say
- Eliminate the sharpness of, e.g.
- Adjust a receiver
- Endeavor to play well with others?
- Some people struggle to carry one
- Adjust (piano)
- Adjust for better performance
- Mouths open - really agog at first for Rita during elegant unexpected melody (4; 4)
- Something carried onstage?
- Make guitar correct pitch
- Do engine maintenance
- "Name That ___" (music-based game show)
- Turn a nut with a key to make adjustment
- Fix a flat for?
- Tweak some strings?
- Carry a ___ (sing OK)
- What a whistler whistles
- Something carried by a singer
- Spotify offering
- Piece of music
- Slacker Radio offering
- An air of great wealth, for a start
- Adjust, as a 15-Across
- A singer can carry one
- Popular song
- Composer's piece
- Something to play, for it means wealth
- The sound of music?
- ___ out (stop listening)
- Lullaby
- An air of sympathy?
- It's hummable
- Adjust, as a viola
- Something played on a stage
- Apt-sounding song for an animation?
- A few minutes of music
- One may become an earworm
- Common thing to whistle
- Thing to harmonize
- Good thing to sing
- Adjust the pitch of, like an instrument
- Good thing to be in
- Pull some strings, maybe?
- Word with fine or signature
- Word after "auto" or "fine"
- Jingle
- Fix because of flatness, say
- Adjust like a piano
- It weighs nothing, but not everyone can carry one
- Use a fork, say
- Twist a peg on a guitar, say
- Pull some strings, say?
- Pull some strings?
- Get ready to hit all the right notes?
- Prepare to play, as a piano
- One may be carried in a concert hall
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Quick - March 24, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - March 18, 2026
- Mirror Daily - March 06, 2026
- Mirror Daily - March 02, 2026
- Mirror Daily - March 01, 2026
- Daily American - March 01, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - February 17, 2026
- Mirror Daily - February 12, 2026
- New York Times - February 10, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - February 09, 2026
- LA Times - February 03, 2026
- New York Times - January 23, 2026
- Daily American - December 26, 2025
- Mirror Daily - December 07, 2025
- LA Times - November 11, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 28, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 24, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 15, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 10, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 01, 2025
- Your Life Choices - September 07, 2025
- Daily American - August 28, 2025
- Daily American - August 25, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 13, 2025
- Daily American - July 30, 2025
- LA Times - July 29, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 21, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 19, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 20, 2025
- Daily American - June 15, 2025
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