| DACACCIA | Woodwind instrument that was a predecessor of the cor anglais (4,2,6) |
| OBOE | Woodwind instrument that was a predecessor of the cor anglais (4,2,6) |
| SURETE | French agency that was a predecessor of the FBI |
| CHALUMEAU | An early rustic, reed instrument that was a forerunner of the clarinet (9) |
| THEORBO | An old musical instrument that was a large lute (7) |
| DENIM | As a fabric, dungaree was a predecessor of ___ |
| MSN | Web portal whose search engine was a predecessor of Bing |
| OBOEDA | Woodwind instrument, a predecessor of the cor anglais (4,2,6) |
| CACCIA | Woodwind instrument, a predecessor of the cor anglais (4,2,6) |
| ASTOR | Namesake of a predecessor of the New York Public Library |
| ALPENSTOCK | Long iron-tipped staff traditionally used by shepherds in the Alps, a predecessor of the ice axe (10) |
| ENGLISHHORN | Usual North American name for the cor anglais, of the woodwind family (7,4) |
| CORNETTO | One of the words for a woodwind instrument that shares its name with a brand of ice cream (8) |
| OBOES | Instruments in the family that includes the cor anglais and bassoon (5) |
| SHAWM | Medieval and Renaissance instrument that was the forerunner of the hautboy or oboe (5) |
| PICCOLO | Woodwind instrument that is the smallest member of the flute family (7) |
| BASSOON | Woodwind instrument that is the tenor of the oboe family (7) |
| CORANGLAIS | Woodwind instrument that is the alto of the oboe family (3,7) |
| AISLE | A passage from the cor anglais learners (5) |
| NEANDERTHAL | He learnt, and became a predecessor of 12 (11) |
