A recurrent theme throughout a literary or musical composition Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue A recurrent theme throughout a literary or musical composition . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LEITMOTIF.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LEITMOTIF A recurrent theme throughout a literary or musical composition (9)
3% ETUDE Musical composition (5) The Telegraph Quick Sep 5, 2025
3% LEITMOTIV Recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition (VETO LIMIT anagram) (9) (9)
2% FUGUE Musical composition found in "tofu guest" (5) The Telegraph Mini Nov 4, 2025
2% CRUSOE Literary castaway (6) Newsday Nov 2, 2025
2% IRONY Literary sarcasm (5) Commuter Nov 1, 2025
2% UMMAH The Muslim community throughout the world (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Oct 30, 2025
2% SATIRE Literary spoof (6) Newsday Oct 19, 2025
2% OPUS Musical composition, often numbered (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Oct 17, 2025
2% FANTASIA Imaginative musical composition - 1940 Disney film (8) (8) The Guardian Quick Oct 16, 2025
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