Colonial writer whose pseudonyms included 17, 20, 35/36, and 53 Across Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Colonial writer whose pseudonyms included 17, 20, 35/36, and 53 Across . 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 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BENFRANKLIN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BENFRANKLIN Colonial writer whose pseudonyms included 17, 20, 35/36, and 53 Across (11)
5% WHATSSHAKIN "How goes it?," or a question that could be answered by 17-, 25-, 36-, and 53-Across (11) LA Times Daily Feb 24, 2026
4% MOWBRAY see 17 Across (7) (7) Mirror Quiz Apr 4, 2026
4% ALIAS Pseudonym (5) The Telegraph Quick Apr 3, 2026
4% SHOE 14 AAAAAA, for 35-Across (4) Newsday Apr 3, 2026
4% OUT See 17-Across (3) Universal Apr 2, 2026
4% CREATUREFEATURE Movie staple of 1960s TV, and a clue to 17-, 26-, 53- and 66-Across (15) Wall Street Journal Apr 1, 2026
4% HEADSTART Advantage for a racer, and a hint to 17-, 24-, 35- and 50-Across (9) Wall Street Journal Mar 30, 2026
4% BACKEDUP Went into reverse ... or what the ends of 17-, 20-, 38- and 59-Across might be (8) New York Times Mar 30, 2026
4% KNOWITBY ____ 36 Across, have something memorised (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 29, 2026
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