One instrumental in taking up a collection?(5 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “One instrumental in taking up a collection?”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 7th January 2026.
The answer is
C
E
L
L
O
Other clues that solve to CELLO
The same answer often re-appears with different clues over the years. Tap a clue to open its answer page, or the date to jump straight to that day's puzzle.
- #26 down Musical instrument (5) 3rd September 2026
- #15 across Playing it, is there little room for love? (5) 1st September 2026
- #13 down Instrument, possible collector's piece (5) 23rd July 2026
- #13 down Instrument turning up as a collector's piece (5) 11th June 2026
- #13 down Instrument turning up as a collector's piece (5) 11th June 2026
- #13 down It's played when there's room for love (5) 5th May 2026
- #2 down String instrument (5) 27th April 2026
- #16 across Musical instrument (5) 24th March 2026
- #17 down Playing it, is there little room for love? (5) 8th March 2026
- #27 across Musical instrument (5) 9th February 2026
- #12 down One instrumental in taking up a collection? (5) 7th January 2026
- #12 across Instrument with an electric circuit? (5) 4th January 2026
- #28 down Instrument (5) 25th December 2025
- #36 across Bowed stringed instrument (5) 17th December 2025
- #33 across Instrument (5) 22nd November 2025
- #6 across Musical instrument (5) 7th October 2025
- #13 down Musical instrument (5) 22nd September 2025
- #33 down Instrument (5) 14th September 2025
- #20 down Musical instrument (5) 11th September 2025
- #13 down It's played with little room for love (5) 17th August 2025
- #13 down Musical collector's piece, possibly (5) 1st July 2025
- #10 across Musical instrument (5) 2nd June 2025
- #13 down Sounds good, but there's little room for love (5) 28th April 2025
- #14 down Musical instrument (5) 17th April 2025
- #13 down A big fiddle leaving little room for love (5) 6th January 2025
- #18 down Musical instrument (5) 26th December 2024
- #10 across Something noteworthy to sit down and play (5) 13th November 2024
- #27 across Musical instrument (5) 10th October 2024
- #11 across Instrument that could be a collector's piece (5) 30th September 2024
- #38 across Musical instrument (5) 12th September 2024
- #36 across Musical instrument (5) 8th August 2024
- #2 across Instrument (5) 16th April 2024
- #35 across Musical instrument (5) 22nd March 2024
- #13 down Something to play when there's little room for love (5) 11th March 2024
- #22 down Musical instrument (5) 26th January 2024
- #1 down Instrument (5) 13th December 2023
- #38 across Musical instrument (5) 30th November 2023
- #25 down Musical instrument (5) 31st October 2023
- #15 across Musical instrument (5) 2nd October 2023
- #13 down Musical instrument (5) 6th June 2023
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 7th January 2026. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 across Our love? Only for half a day (5)
- #2 down Weekly letter to a wandering nomad (6)
- #3 down To push for an outcome (6)
- #4 down Hard or soft, it's fishy (3)
- #5 down Strong drink (5)
- #6 across Making a stink about being broke? (5)
- #6 down To canvass is thus perfectly legal (7)
- #7 down Join by dint of a bit of tinkering? (4)
- #8 down Much like Anson, he was an explorer (6)
- #9 across Card game associated with bridge (7)
- #10 across In Siena, it's known for its seed (5)