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% BIFOCALS Benjamin Franklin invention of the 1780s (8) New York Times Aug 22, 2026
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% CARL Sagan who wrote "Cosmos" (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 10, 2026
2% ESSAYIST Writer says it's ridiculous to support English (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 3, 2026
2% LIFE Birth to death (4) USA Today Quick Sep 3, 2026
2% FLOWERPOT Wrote flop about garden container (9) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 1, 2026
2% CIRCA About, before a year (5) Newsday Aug 25, 2026
2% ARETHA Franklin who sang "Chain of Fools" (6) New York Times Aug 24, 2026

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