Laid songs out in series of notes

The answer to “Laid songs out in series of notes” in the The Times Cryptic crossword is GLISSANDO — a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Cryptic crossword on August 5, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 15-Down. 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.

“Laid songs out in series of notes” answer

GLISSANDO (9 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is GLISSANDO.

Why the answer is GLISSANDO

Think of a pianist sweeping smoothly across the keys rather than playing each note separately 🎹

What does GLISSANDO mean?

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

When else has “Laid songs out in series of notes” appeared?

The Times Cryptic 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.

August 5, 2026 (most recent) → GLISSANDO. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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