Faulkner's ''father of American literature'' Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TWAIN Faulkner's ''father of American literature'' (5) Newsday Jan 11, 2019
69% ILAY Faulkner's "As ___ Dying" (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 22, 2025
69% MANN "Father of American Education" (4) Newsday Oct 4, 2025
66% DADAIST Father in Berlin is entertaining American artist (7) The Times Cryptic Dec 2, 2025
63% SIRED Fathered (5) The Telegraph Mini Dec 2, 2025
63% PAS Fathers (3) The Telegraph Quick Nov 26, 2025
63% DAD Father (3) Commuter Nov 12, 2025
60% ASILAYDYING 1930 novel by William Faulkner (2,1,3,5) (11) Mirror Quiz Dec 8, 2025
60% MISER Harpagon or Scrooge, in literature (5) The Atlantic Nov 30, 2025
60% SMUT Obscene literature, say (4)

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