This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Monday, December 8, 2025 (66 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Monday puzzles are the easiest of the week, so the clue is likely a plain definition.
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
L _ _ _ _
First and last letters
L _ _ _ S
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LUTES as a word: A fretted stringed instrument, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body an...; To play on a lute, or as if on a lute.
LUTES has been an answer 3 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 2, 2025.
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