English writer who wrote about the certainty of death and taxes before Benjamin Franklin Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DANIEL DEFOE English writer who wrote about the certainty of death and taxes before Benjamin Franklin (12) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 12, 2021
3% YOUSURE "Is that a certainty?" (7) New York Times Aug 31, 2025
3% DEISM Philosophy followed by Benjamin Franklin (5) New York Times Aug 27, 2025
3% AGATHA Christie who wrote "Death on the Nile" (6)
3% UNIVERSALBASICOUTCOME Death and taxes, per Benjamin Franklin? (21) LA Times Daily Jan 29, 2023
3% TAXES One of Benjamin Franklin's certainties (5) New York Times Dec 19, 2016
2% LEVY Tax (4) The Times Sunday Concise Sep 7, 2025
2% KASTNER Erich who wrote "Emil and the Detectives" (7) Wall Street Journal Sep 6, 2025
2% ALIAR "Is there anything...dangerous as __": Franklin (5) Newsday Sep 6, 2025
2% NOAH Trevor who wrote "Born a Crime" (4) New York Times Sep 1, 2025

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