Athenian tragedian who wrote Antigone and Electra Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Athenian tragedian who wrote Antigone and Electra 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SOPHOCLES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SOPHOCLES Athenian tragedian who wrote Antigone and Electra (9) The Times Specialist Sunday Aug 26, 2018
2% WALT Whitman who wrote, "I contain multitudes" (4) USA Today Nov 8, 2025
2% HURST Novelist Fannie who wrote "Imitation of Life" (1933) (5) New York Times Nov 7, 2025
2% INGE Playwright William who wrote "Picnic" (4)
2% NUMBERTWO Unfeeling, wrote off deputy (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 5, 2025
2% SHE "Murder, ___ Wrote" (3) TV Nov 2, 2025
2% OLIVETREE Gift of Athena to Athenians (9) New York Times Nov 1, 2025
2% BOB ___ Seger, singer who wrote the song "Turn the Page" (3)
2% PUNNED Wrote groan-inducing wordplay (6) Eugene Sheffer Nov 1, 2025
2% BUNYAN John who wrote "The Pilgrim's Progress" (6) New York Times Oct 28, 2025

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