American author whose life span closely coincided with Halley's comet visits Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue American author whose life span closely coincided with Halley's comet visits featured in New York Times puzzle on January 20, 2026. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TWAIN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TWAIN American author whose life span closely coincided with Halley's comet visits (5) New York Times Jan 20, 2026
9% EDMOND Halley of Halley's comet (6) New York Times Oct 4, 2025
5% LEA Green span (3) Newsday Jan 15, 2026
5% HUNT Chase American out of place visited frequently (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 14, 2026
5% RANGE Span (5) (5) Puzzler Jan 13, 2026
5% YEAR Calendar span (4) Thomas Joseph Jan 6, 2026
5% RIO S American city (3) (3) Mirror Quick Jan 5, 2026
5% LLAMA S American animal (5) (5) Puzzler Dec 30, 2025
5% YRS Cal. spans (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 27, 2025
5% AUSTRIA American visiting entrances country (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 25, 2025

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