American author whose novel The Optimist's Daughter won the Pulitzer Prize in 1973 (6,5) Crossword Clue

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98% EUDORAWELTY American author whose novel The Optimist's Daughter won the Pulitzer Prize in 1973 (6,5) (11)
71% ROETHKE Theodore -, writer whose volume The Waking won the 1954 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (7) (7) Mirror Quiz Sep 12, 2025
69% THESHIPPINGNEWS 1993 novel that won the Pulitzer Prize (15) Wall Street Journal Mar 4, 2016
69% ASMITH 1925 novel whose author refused the Pulitzer Prize (6)
66% FAULKNER William ____ won Pulitzer prizes for <i>A Fable</i> and <i>The Reivers</i> (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Sep 28, 2025
66% ROSY Optimistic (4) USA Today Sep 22, 2025
66% EUDORA Welty who wrote "The Optimist's Daughter" (6) Universal Aug 30, 2025
66% THESEA John Banville novel that won the Booker Prize (6)
66% WELTY Eudora ___, Pulitzer-winning author for "The Optimist's Daughter" (5) New York Times Mar 11, 2025
66% ELIZABETHSTROUT American author whose novel Olive Kitteridge won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (9,6) (15)
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