Percussion instrument played with sticks — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the September 1 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
DRUM
4 letters
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Where this clue appears
September 1 2025
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword September 1 2025
DRUM
"___ roll please!" (lead-up to an announcement)
DRUM
4
Bongo or snare, e.g.
DRUM
4
___ roll (sound to mark a significant moment)
DRUM
4
Percussion instrument
DRUM
4
Beat-making percussion instrument
DRUM
4
"I march to the beat of my own ___"
DRUM
4
Percussion instrument
DRUM
4
Ringo Starr's instrument
DRUM
4
"I march to the beat of my own ___"
DRUM
4
Percussion instrument in a rock band
DRUM
4
Percussion instrument
DRUM
4
"Bang the ___ All Day," 1983 song by Todd Rundgren with a percussion instrument in its title
DRUM
4
"Who ___ he think he is?!"
DOES
4
"___, crackle, pop"
SNAP
4
Airport bag check group: Abbr.
TSA
3
German automaker with a four-ring logo
AUDI
4
Happy cat's sound
PURR
4
"H" on a faucet
HOT
3
Poker-starting stake
ANTE
4
Edge of a wine glass
RIM
3
Inquire closely
PRY
3
Music app where you can sing duets with strangers and feel like a pop star
SMULE
5
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