A French novelist cuts on the phone, perhaps -- that's not usual Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% UNORTHODOX A French novelist cuts on the phone, perhaps -- that's not usual (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 18, 2015
69% EMILE French novelist Zola (5) New York Times Easy Mode Aug 26, 2026
66% BALZAC 19th-century French novelist (6) (6) The Sun Mini Oct 18, 2026
63% ETRE Peut-__: French "perhaps" (4) LA Times Daily Aug 8, 2026
60% DON Novelist DeLillo (3) Newsday Oct 21, 2026
60% LIAISON In languages such as French, pronunciation of a usually silent final consonant preceding a vowel, such as the S in "ils ont" (7) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 18, 2026
60% ANN Novelist Patchett (3) Newsday Oct 18, 2026
60% WAUGH Novelist Evelyn (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 17, 2026
60% ANNA Novelist Quindlen (4) LA Times Daily Oct 16, 2026
60% TESS Novelist Gerritsen (4) Newsday Oct 16, 2026

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