German composer whose first symphony took him 21 years to write Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue German composer whose first symphony took him 21 years to write 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BRAHMS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BRAHMS German composer whose first symphony took him 21 years to write (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Jun 3, 2018
3% BACH German composer (4) The Telegraph Quick Oct 16, 2025
3% HAYDN "Surprise Symphony" composer (5) New York Times Aug 13, 2025
2% ROOKIE First-year pro (6) Commuter Oct 16, 2025
2% WRITE Compose (5) New York Times Oct 15, 2025
2% RAN Took off (3) New York Times Oct 12, 2025
2% PHILHARMONICORCHESTRA Group that can play a symphony (21) LA Times Daily Oct 12, 2025
2% BIT Took the bait (3)
2% REPOSED Took a rest (7) Commuter Oct 11, 2025
2% SEIZED Took (6) New York Times Oct 10, 2025

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