Smashing clarinets and oboes? NYT Crossword Clue Puzzle Answer on August 04, 2024
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Updated Aug 04, 2024
Smashing clarinets and oboes? NYT Crossword Clue Answer
Let’s find the answers to Smashing clarinets and oboes? NYT for the August 04, 2024 edition of NYT crossword puzzle. Answer Contains 13 letters. Start with D and end with S. Possible solutions are DIPHTHONGIZES,DISHARMONIZES,DAMAGINGWINDS.
The answer to the Smashing clarinets and oboes? NYT crossword clue is "DAMAGINGWINDS."
The crossword clue "Smashing clarinets and oboes?" with the answer "DAMAGINGWINDS" refers to a playful use of the term "winds" to create a pun. In this context, "winds" can mean both the musical instruments (clarinets and oboes) and a metaphorical reference to causing harm.
The clue cleverly plays on the dual meaning of "winds": as musical instruments, and as a term for air or force. "Damaging winds" humorously suggests the literal act of causing destruction to wind instruments. This wordplay combines the idea of "damaging" with "winds" to create a witty clue that intersects musical terminology with a more destructive concept.
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