American author who coined the term "catch-22" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue American author who coined the term "catch-22" 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 12 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is JOSEPHHELLER.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% JOSEPHHELLER American author who coined the term "catch-22" (12) The Times Specialist Sunday Sep 7, 2025
8% KIMBERLE Crenshaw who coined the term "intersectionality" (8) USA Today May 31, 2026
8% WATT Inventor who coined the term "horsepower" (4) LA Times Daily Apr 25, 2026
7% NICKEL American coin (6) (6) Puzzler Jun 2, 2026
7% IRS American tax authority: Abbr. (3)
7% COPACABANA Catch a taxi by an American beach (10) The Times Cryptic May 4, 2026
7% HOOKE English scientist who coined the biological term "cell" (5) Wall Street Journal Mar 25, 2026
6% JOHNSTEINBECK Where Americans go with vessel on small river for author (13) The Telegraph Toughie Jun 2, 2026
6% UMBRELLA Catch-all (8) The Telegraph Quick May 31, 2026
6% IDOL "American ___" (4) USA Today May 30, 2026

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