First name of the best-selling American author of the 20th century (as of 1970) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ERLE First name of the best-selling American author of the 20th century (as of 1970) (4) Newsday Jan 4, 2025
6% ARAL ___ Sea, locale of a 20th-century environmental disaster (4) New York Times Oct 18, 2025
6% DRSPOCK Author of the 20th century's best-selling non-religious book (7)
5% ELITE Best of the best (5) New York Times Dec 1, 2025
5% IDEALLY At best (7) The Telegraph Quick Dec 1, 2025
5% RETAILS Sells (7) Thomas Joseph Nov 29, 2025
5% ANN ___ Petry, first African American woman to write a million-selling novel ("The Street," 1946) (3) New York Times Nov 27, 2025
5% ARTOO Android's first name? (5) The Washington Post Mini Nov 26, 2025
5% ONA __ first-name basis (3) LA Times Daily Nov 23, 2025
5% SHE "___ sells seashells ..." (3)

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