Rolling over, touch instrument

Latest answer — August 11, 2026

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Clue explained

TUBA is the instrument. The wordplay is a rolling or rearrangement of BUT plus A, with “touch” suggesting the clipped contact sense of BUTT; this is a deliberately loose surface.

Clue type:
Pun or wordplay
A musician playing a large brass tuba

Times Quick Cryptic Crossword

This clue's Tuesday, August 11, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Tear in injured part of eye
  2. 5Building for animals far from rickety
  3. 8Sheffield steel, perhaps?
  4. 9Check old embargo
  5. 10Hide flask aloft
  6. 11Scatter drapes all over the place
  7. 13Favourite pushed back by inches, part of a foot
  8. 15A1 breaking up
  9. 17Rolling over, touch instrument
  10. 19Rainproof hats destroyed without thinking
  11. 21Slur about leader in loathsome old dictator
  12. 22Gift you shouldn’t have loaned

Down

  1. 2Flee with girl, forgetting pen
  2. 3Infernal, smokier winds
  3. 4Wood remains after fire
  4. 5Hungriest when cooking? Certainly!
  5. 6Article on set for cherub
  6. 7European is entertained by attraction in free time
  7. 10Wicked running after perfect game
  8. 12Rapt, if a novel is sweet
  9. 14Talc she sprinkled in bag
  10. 16Shade of pink right within something black
  11. 18Top bean ultimately for chocolate
  12. 20Every other bit of carpet fitting

The answer to “Rolling over, touch instrument” in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword is TUBA — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on August 11, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 17-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.

“Rolling over, touch instrument” answer

TUBA (4 letters)

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What does TUBA mean?

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

(noun)

  • a large brass wind instrument of bass pitch, with three to six valves and a broad bell typically facing upwards

When else has “Rolling over, touch instrument” appeared?

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August 11, 2026 (most recent) → TUBA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Rolling over, touch instrument”?

The answer is TUBA, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on August 11, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Rolling over, touch instrument”?

4 letters: TUBA.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on August 11, 2026 (a Tuesday puzzle), at 17-Across.

Can “Rolling over, touch instrument” have a different answer?

Yes — The Times Quick Cryptic sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's Times Quick Cryptic answers?

The full grid for August 11, 2026 is on the Times Quick Cryptic answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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