Novel, e.g. Yellowface containing sombre poem (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Novel, e.g. Yellowface containing sombre poem (5) last seen in Guardian Quick Cryptic 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 ELEGY.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ELEGY Novel, e.g. Yellowface containing sombre poem (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Jun 29, 2024
66% UKELELE Instrument with G-C-E-A tuning (7) USA Today Sep 13, 2025
63% SULLENLY Sombrely (8) (8)
63% DIRGE Sombre tune (5)
60% SPIES Johnny English and George Smiley, e. g. (5)
60% TOLLING Ringing sombrely(7) (7)
57% ODES "To a ..." poems (4) Universal Sep 12, 2025
57% UNCLE & 12A 1948 novel by P G Wodehouse (5,8) (5) Mirror Quiz Sep 8, 2025
57% ODE Poem (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 31, 2025
57% GAY The "G" in LGBTQ (3) Commuter Aug 19, 2025

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