Composition in D sharp you almost screwed up

The answer to “Composition in D sharp you almost screwed up” in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword is RHAPSODY — a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on August 14, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 13-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.

“Composition in D sharp you almost screwed up” answer

RHAPSODY (8 letters)

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What does RHAPSODY mean?

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

When else has “Composition in D sharp you almost screwed up” appeared?

The Times Quick Cryptic 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.

August 14, 2026 (most recent) → RHAPSODY. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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