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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FIELDING British writer of picaresque novels placed in covers, say (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 14, 2016
6% AUTHORS Novel writers (7) Commuter Nov 25, 2025
5% READ Go through a novel, say (4)
5% LEAVE Exit a place, say (5)
5% AUTH Novel writer, e.g.: Abbr. (4) Premier Sunday Oct 12, 2025
5% ROGUE Picaresque novel's hero (5)
4% LID Cover (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 14, 2025
4% SIR British honorific (3) Universal Dec 12, 2025
4% CRAMP Writer's __ (5) Commuter Dec 11, 2025
4% DANIELLESTEEL Romance writer whose novels have all been bestsellers (13) USA Today Dec 9, 2025

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