French composer ponders, losing speed (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue French composer ponders, losing speed (7) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on January 5, 2026. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DELIBES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DELIBES French composer ponders, losing speed (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 5, 2026
7% MUSED Pondered (on) (5) TV Dec 14, 2025
6% TGV French high-speed train: Abbr. (3)
6% RATE Speed (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 3, 2026
6% UNRAVEL Separate from a French composer (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Dec 27, 2025
6% LALO Édouard ____, French composer ; 'allo (anag.) (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 18, 2025
6% LETSSEE Ponderer's comment (7) Newsday Nov 21, 2025
6% SATIE French composer Erik (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 4, 2025
6% TRANS Start to ponder (5) Newsday Oct 25, 2025
6% MULL Ponder (over) (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 10, 2025

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