French novelist Robert ___, upon whose work the 1973 thriller "The Day of the Dolphin" is based Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MERLE French novelist Robert ___, upon whose work the 1973 thriller "The Day of the Dolphin" is based (5)
5% JACKAL "The Day of the ___" (1973 thriller) (6)
4% ENYA Singer whose work was sampled in Fugees' "Ready or Not" (4) The Atlantic Nov 2, 2025
4% LEN Novelist Deighton (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 1, 2025
4% TESS Novelist Gerritsen (4) LA Times Daily Nov 1, 2025
4% ORCAS Members of the dolphin family that prey on dolphins (5) New York Times Oct 30, 2025
4% USE Draw upon (3) Commuter Oct 28, 2025
4% FOIST Inflict (upon) (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 27, 2025
4% PREVAIL ___ upon, persuade (7) Puzzler Backwords Oct 27, 2025
4% READE Novelist Charles (5) Premier Sunday Oct 26, 2025
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