American writer and poet born Boston 1809, credited with inventing detective and science fiction genres (5,5,3) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EDGARALLANPOE American writer and poet born Boston 1809, credited with inventing detective and science fiction genres (5,5,3) (13)
5% KAY Fictional detective Scarpetta (3) Commuter May 25, 2026
5% KAFKA Franz ___, Prague-born writer of dark fiction (5) New York Times May 12, 2026
5% NERO Fictional detective Wolfe (4) Universal Apr 9, 2026
5% NOIR Detective film genre (4) USA Today Apr 1, 2026
4% IDEA Invention's origin (4) Wall Street Journal May 23, 2026
4% ERIKA "American Fiction" actress ___ Alexander (5) LA Times Mini May 20, 2026
4% STARFOX The -, 1965 science fiction novel by Poul Anderson (4,3) (7) Mirror Quiz May 19, 2026
4% DIS Detectives (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 18, 2026
4% LEOPARD American writer turned into fat cat (7) The Times Quick Cryptic May 18, 2026
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