Woodwinds that are usually black

The answer to “Woodwinds that are usually black” in the New York Times crossword is OBOES — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 16, 2025, a Thursday puzzle, at 36-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Woodwinds that are usually black” answer

OBOES (5 letters)

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Why the answer is OBOES

OBOES is the 5-letter solution that fits "Woodwinds that are usually black" in the NYT Crossword crossword on January 16, 2025 (36-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does OBOES mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of OBOES is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Woodwinds that are usually black” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

January 16, 2025 (most recent) → OBOES. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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