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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OCTAVIAEBUTLER First science fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship (14) New York Times Sep 6, 2025
3% BRIDGETJONES Fictional diary writer (12) New York Times May 3, 2026
3% HUGOS High honors in science fiction (5) New York Times Apr 17, 2026
2% KAFKA Franz ___, Prague-born writer of dark fiction (5) New York Times May 12, 2026
2% ELLEN Yachtswoman MacArthur? (5) (5) Mirror Quick May 9, 2026
2% ADMIT Receive grant (5) The Times Quick Cryptic May 8, 2026
2% ETERNITY 1988 science fiction novel by Greg Bear (8) (8) Mirror Quiz May 7, 2026
2% GENRE Crime, fantasy or science fiction, e.g. (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 6, 2026
2% YEARDOT The -, 1972 science fiction novel by John Lymington (4,3) (7) Mirror Quiz May 6, 2026
2% FEY First woman to be head writer on "SNL" (3) LA Times Daily Apr 26, 2026

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