Author whose best-known character's first name was Nigel until her publisher decided to avoid confusion with another fictional schoolboy Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Author whose best-known character's first name was Nigel until her publisher decided to avoid confusion with another fictional schoolboy 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 12 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SUE TOWNSEND.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SUE TOWNSEND Author whose best-known character's first name was Nigel until her publisher decided to avoid confusion with another fictional schoolboy (12) The Times Specialist Sunday Jul 30, 2023
6% SAYSO Authority to decide (5) Newsday Oct 22, 2025
6% ANON Author not known (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 3, 2025
5% STNICK Another name for 1-Down (6) Universal Nov 26, 2025
5% ARTOO Android's first name? (5) The Washington Post Mini Nov 26, 2025
5% OPT Decide (to) (3) Newsday Nov 25, 2025
5% IDE Another name for the silver orfe (3) Puzzler Backwords Nov 24, 2025
5% ADDLE Confuse (5) The Telegraph Quick Nov 24, 2025
5% ISSUE Publish (5) The Telegraph Quick Nov 23, 2025
5% OSPREY Sea hawk, by another name (6) TV Nov 23, 2025

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