The Post spoke to the Hulu drama’s creator, Bruce Miller, at the season premiere in Hollywood, California, last week, and he said that he pitched the ending years ago, and it never changed.

Recognizing the challenges of such a high-pitched instrument, Merriam-Webster's online dictionary tartly defines a piccolo as "a small shrill flute" (I've italicized the word, not the dictionary).

Now, let's delve into solving the Player of a low-pitched instrument crossword clue, featured as 13 Down in the USA Today Crossword on July 14, 2025.