16th-century author whose surname was adapted into a term describing bawdy writing Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue 16th-century author whose surname was adapted into a term describing bawdy writing 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 17 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is FRANCOIS RABELAIS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FRANCOIS RABELAIS 16th-century author whose surname was adapted into a term describing bawdy writing (17) The Times Specialist Sunday Jul 24, 2022
2% ELDORADO Fabled place rich in treasure sought by 16th-century Spanish explorers in South America (2,6) (8) Mirror Quiz Dec 18, 2025
2% RIBALD Humorously bawdy (6) The Times Concise Dec 17, 2025
2% PERON "Evita" surname (5) LA Times Daily Dec 15, 2025
2% CURSIVE Loopy writing (7) New York Times Dec 14, 2025
2% ENCODE Write cryptograms (6) Eugene Sheffer Dec 13, 2025
2% NIB The point of writing? (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 13, 2025
2% FIFTY Half-century (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 11, 2025
2% THEFAERIEQUEENE Late 16th-century epic poem by Edmund Spenser (15) The Times Specialist Dec 8, 2025
2% ESSAY Writing class writing assignment (5) LA Times Daily Dec 8, 2025

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