The Clue
Like a good-sounding piano (5 letter answer)
The Answer
TUNED
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Notes
The answer TUNED is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 600 puzzles.
Related Clues
___ in (aware)
___ in (listened)
Listening, with "in"
On pitch
___ in (receptive)
Adjusted, as an engine
Finely adjusted
Fixed a piano
Ignored, with "out"
Pitched a piano
In proper harmony
Readied the fiddle
Ready to play
Brought into harmony
Like musical instruments
Ready to be played
Set 88 straight
Sounding good, say
Like good pianos and engines
Ready to be played, say
Ready to play, you might say
Definition
TUNE as a verb:
1. (tune, tune up) = adjust for (better) functioning; "tune the engine"
2. (tune, tune up) = adjust the pitches of (musical instruments); "My piano needs to be tuned"
TUNED as an adjective:
1. (attuned, tuned) = brought to correct pitch; "his tuned violin"; "the attuned instruments"
2. (attuned, keyed, tuned) = so adjusted as to be appropriate or brought into harmony; "an industry not attuned to the demands of the market"; "a remark keyed to the situation"; "charges finely tuned to the amount a student can afford"
3. tuned in equal temperament; or so tuned as to allow modulation into other keys