Author of 'The Maltese Pelican Brief'? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GRISHAMMETT Author of 'The Maltese Pelican Brief'? (11) Wall Street Journal Nov 2, 2017
6% DENZEL ___ Washington, The Pelican Brief actor (6) (6)
6% JOHNGRISHAM ''The Pelican Brief'' author (11) Newsday Feb 26, 2017
6% GRISHAM "The Pelican Brief" author (7)
5% SPADE Sam of The Maltese Falcon (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 4, 2025
5% NOIR Genre of "The Maltese Falcon" and "The Big Sleep" (4) New York Times Aug 1, 2025
5% LACONIC Brief (7) LA Times Daily Jul 27, 2025
5% LORRE Peter in "The Maltese Falcon" (5)
5% NBA Pelicans' org. (3) Wall Street Journal Jun 9, 2025
5% ROBERTCULP In "The Pelican Brief" (10)

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