Answer: TONES
TONES is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 105 times.
Referring Clues:
- Pitches
 - Steps on a scale?
 - Dial sounds
 - Colorings
 - Color or coloratura variations
 - Hues
 - Sounds
 - Softens, with "down"
 - Color wheel display
 - Color wheel choices
 - Pastels
 - Answering machine signals
 - Chromatic nuances
 - Modulates, with "down"
 - Subdues, with "down"
 - Shades
 - Steps on a scale
 - Staff notes?
 - Scale composition
 - Shadings
 - Musical pitches
 - Shapes up
 - See 49-Across
 - Vocal qualities
 - Vocal sounds
 - Makes muscles mightier
 - The sounds of music
 - Shapes up, as muscles
 - Firms (up)
 - Musical qualities
 - Musical sounds
 - Color qualities
 - Dos and others
 - They may be pear-shaped
 - Vocal manners
 - Improves, as one's muscles
 - Sound qualities
 - Answering-machine sounds
 - Sounds of music
 - Color variations
 - Vocal inflections
 - Ecru, mauve, et al.
 - Does many repetitions with low weights
 - Distinct musical sounds
 - Salon selections
 - Pitch steps
 - Scale parts
 - Sounds or colors
 - Firms up, as muscles
 - Lessens, with "down"
 - Color gradations
 - Fa/la
 - Firms muscles
 - Improves muscles
 - Music sounds
 - Phone sounds
 - Colors
 - Colors or sounds
 - Voice mail prompts
 - 12 in a scale
 - Conditions, with "up"
 - Colorations
 - Voice-mail sounds
 - Strengthens
 - Firms
 - Musical notes
 - Moderates, with "down"
 - Strengthens, with "up"
 - Pure sounds
 - Of music sounds
 - Voice-mail prompts
 - Mutes, with "down"
 - Chimes, e.g.
 - Musical sound qualities
 - Makes firmer
 - Accents
 - Electronic sounds
 - Voicemail cues
 - Utilizes a gym
 - Firms up
 - Various colors
 - Gets buff, with "up"
 - Hews
 - Tightens muscles
 - Shades of color
 - Musical array
 - Gets in shape, with "up"
 - Voicemail sounds
 - Xylophone output
 - NBC chime trio
 - Mandarin Chinese has four main ones
 - Thai has five of them
 - Gets into shape, with "up"
 - Foundation options
 - Makeup palette assortment
 - Eases, with "down"
 - Color wheel options
 - The Thai language has five
 - Earth ___: natural shades
 - Busy signals, e.g.
 - ___ down: softens
 - Apt anagram of "notes"
 - Features of Mandarin and Gwich'in
 - Features of Navajo and Gwich'in
 - Strengthens, as muscles
 
Last Seen In:
- LA Times - August 24, 2025
 - USA Today - July 04, 2025
 - USA Today - May 14, 2025
 - New York Times - March 12, 2025
 - USA Today - January 21, 2025
 - LA Times - September 24, 2024
 - USA Today - September 17, 2024
 - New York Times - August 09, 2024
 - LA Times - July 02, 2024
 - USA Today - April 19, 2024
 - LA Times - October 14, 2023
 - LA Times - June 02, 2023
 - USA Today - March 23, 2023
 - New York Times - November 13, 2022
 - LA Times - January 28, 2022
 - New York Times - December 03, 2021
 - USA Today - October 01, 2021
 - New York Times - June 06, 2021
 - Universal - April 19, 2021
 - USA Today - March 08, 2021
 
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