1981 novel that introduced the character Hannibal Lecter Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% REDDRAGON 1981 novel that introduced the character Hannibal Lecter (9) New York Times Feb 22, 2019
3% RED ____ Dragon, the first novel to feature Hannibal Lecter; colour (3) The Telegraph Mini Aug 8, 2025
2% GROUNDBREAKING Novel and impactful (14) The Atlantic Sep 6, 2025
2% ELIAS 1981 literature Nobelist Canetti (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 4, 2025
2% WOMAN 1981 John Lennon hit (5) Commuter Sep 3, 2025
2% ARC Character ___ (3) USA Today Aug 27, 2025
2% MATILDA __ Wormwood, title character in Roald Dahl's novel (7) (7) The Guardian Weekend Aug 23, 2025
2% READ Enjoy a novel (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 23, 2025
2% ADA Nabokov novel (3) Eugene Sheffer Aug 15, 2025
2% KIM Kipling novel (3) Wall Street Journal Aug 13, 2025

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