Romantic song

The answer to “Romantic song” in the The Telegraph Quick crossword is BALLAD — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Telegraph Quick crossword on September 21, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 16-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Romantic song” answer

BALLAD (6 letters)

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What does BALLAD mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of BALLAD is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Romantic song” appeared?

The Telegraph Quick reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

September 21, 2026 (most recent) → BALLAD. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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