American author of The Big Sleep, creator of detective Philip Marlowe (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CHANDLER American author of The Big Sleep, creator of detective Philip Marlowe (8) (8)
6% DETECTIVE Chandler's Philip Marlowe or Carr's Gideon Fell (9) New York Times Special Crossword Oct 21, 2026
6% THESINGINGDETECTIVE 1986 Dennis Potter TV series about Philip Marlow, a pulp author (19) The Times Specialist Sunday Sep 6, 2026
6% GUMSHOE Waterproof footwear - Philip Marlowe, eg (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Aug 21, 2026
6% RAYMONDCHANDLER Creator of Philip Marlowe (15)
5% EMO Comedian Philips (3) TV Oct 25, 2026
5% AUSTERE Serious American author on ecstasy (7) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 14, 2026
5% ACID Sarcastic American detectives (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 1, 2026
5% AHN Philip ___, first Korean American actor with a Hollywood star (3) Universal Sep 1, 2026
5% IRA "This American Life" creator Glass (3) New York Times Midi Aug 18, 2026
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