___ Hayes, songwriter noted for the theme for the 1971 film Shaft (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ISAAC ___ Hayes, songwriter noted for the theme for the 1971 film Shaft (5) (5)
5% AXLE Wheel shaft (4) Newsday Nov 12, 2025
5% EAD Shaft for wheels (3) USA Today Quick Nov 1, 2025
5% ROD Shaft (3) The Times Sunday Concise Oct 26, 2025
5% ISAACHAYES "Theme From Shaft" composer, 1971 (10)
4% ARLO Songwriter Guthrie (4) New York Times Dec 10, 2025
4% TECHNICOLOR 1916 film innovation, and a punny hint to this puzzle's theme (11) Wall Street Journal Dec 10, 2025
4% RONDO Music with a recurring theme (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 10, 2025
4% LENNON McCartney's songwriting partner (6) LA Times Daily Dec 7, 2025
4% MINIM Note in music (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 7, 2025
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