French composer is taken aback, being included among various English names Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MESSIAEN French composer is taken aback, being included among various English names (8)
6% AGHAST Taken aback (6) Wall Street Journal Apr 18, 2026
6% STARTLED Taken aback (8) The Telegraph Quick Mar 19, 2026
4% POULENC French composer, died 1963 (7) (7) The Guardian Quick May 1, 2026
4% DECLASSE Cases led to cook being taken down a grade (8) The Telegraph Toughie May 1, 2026
4% DEVONIAN Geological period named after an English county (8) The Times Specialist Apr 27, 2026
4% SAINTSAENS French composer of The Carnival of the Animals (10) The Times Specialist Apr 20, 2026
4% BEAN Prohibition includes English food (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Apr 17, 2026
4% YAFFLE English dialect name for a green woodpecker (6) (6) Mirror Quiz Apr 17, 2026
4% ABACK Taken ____, surprised (5) The Telegraph Plusword Apr 16, 2026
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