English composer who played the 1A professionally to support himself while studying at the Royal College of Music Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue English composer who played the 1A professionally to support himself while studying at the Royal College of Music last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HOLST.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HOLST English composer who played the 1A professionally to support himself while studying at the Royal College of Music (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Sep 24, 2017
3% ELGAR English composer (5) The Telegraph Quick Jul 25, 2026
3% MAJOR College study (5) Thomas Joseph Jun 30, 2026
2% NOTATE Write music, composing at Eton (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Aug 25, 2026
2% TOE Support while "en pointe" (3) New York Times Aug 22, 2026
2% TRIO Piece of music composed for three people (4) (4) Mirror Quiz Aug 17, 2026
2% RESTS Pauses while playing (5) New York Times Aug 16, 2026
2% EUBIE With 7-Across, "Shuffle Along" composer who inspired a 1978 Broadway musical (5) LA Times Mini Aug 16, 2026
2% EVA Green who played Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 13, 2026
2% TACET Musical "don't play" (5) LA Times Mini Aug 13, 2026

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