English writer known for his crime novels, also the author of King Kong (5,7) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EDGARWALLACE English writer known for his crime novels, also the author of King Kong (5,7) (12)
6% ANON Author not known (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 3, 2025
6% APE King Kong, e.g. (3) Commuter Oct 2, 2025
6% FAY Wray of "King Kong" (3) LA Times Daily Sep 7, 2025
6% IAN Writer Fleming known for his spy novels (3)
5% LAPWING Common plover also known as a peewit (7) The Times Specialist Oct 20, 2025
5% PICODEGALLO Condiment also known as "salsa fresca" (11) USA Today Oct 15, 2025
5% AUTH Novel writer, e.g.: Abbr. (4) Premier Sunday Oct 12, 2025
5% FYODOR --- Dostoevsky, author of Crime and Punishment (6) The Times Specialist Oct 6, 2025
5% CARLA ____ Lane, English sitcom writer (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 6, 2025
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