The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word LYRICIST
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More clues leading to the result LYRICIST
- Musical contributor, one in Strictly broadcast without single tango
- Who writes the words of a song? It’s Cyril, silly!
- Songwriter‘s catalogue includes riches, half unknown before
- Busily sit with Cyril being poet?
- Rice, perhaps, strictly cooked with time once taken for one
- Menu accepting yen and rupees with single starter of ‘Chinese Rice for one‘
- Songwriter Cyril composed first
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Songwriter" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case songwriter = lyricist.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does LYRICIST mean?
LYRICIST noun- A person who writes the lyrics of a song.