Franz ___, Prague-born writer of dark fiction Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Franz ___, Prague-born writer of dark fiction featured in New York Times puzzle on May 12, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is KAFKA.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KAFKA Franz ___, Prague-born writer of dark fiction (5) New York Times May 12, 2026
5% BRIDGETJONES Fictional diary writer (12) New York Times May 3, 2026
5% ARCHDUKE Franz Ferdinand? (8) The Telegraph Quick Apr 22, 2026
4% ANNA Karenina of fiction (4) Newsday May 11, 2026
4% MURKY Dark, dim (5) Puzzler Backwords May 9, 2026
4% OLIVER Twist of fiction (6) Thomas Joseph May 9, 2026
4% USA "Born in the --" (3) Eugene Sheffer May 8, 2026
4% NIMBI Dark clouds (5) Universal May 8, 2026
4% NIGHT Darkness (5) The Telegraph Quick May 7, 2026
4% NEE Born (3) Eugene Sheffer May 7, 2026

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