17th Century English playwright made Poet Laureate in 1668 (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DRYDEN 17th Century English playwright made Poet Laureate in 1668 (6) (6)
7% PINTER British playwright and Nobel laureate (6) The Times Concise Oct 31, 2025
7% BUNYAN Progressive author of the 17th century? (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 30, 2025
7% MDCC End of the 17th century, on a cornerstone (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 23, 2025
7% ADA Poet laureate Limon (3) Universal Oct 5, 2025
6% PURITAN 17th-century reformed Protestant (7) (7) The Sun Mini Nov 2, 2025
6% PEPYS 17th-century administrator, MP and diarist (5) The Times Specialist Oct 6, 2025
6% TED Former Poet Laureate Hughes (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 27, 2025
6% PURCELL 17th-century English composer of Dido and Aeneas (7) The Times Specialist Aug 25, 2025
6% NAHUM ___ Tate, 17th-/18th-century Poet Laureate (5) (5)
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