He wrote "There was an old man of Thermopylae / Who never did anything properly ..." Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LEAR He wrote "There was an old man of Thermopylae / Who never did anything properly ..." (4)
5% ERNEST Hemingway who wrote The Old Man and the Sea (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 21, 2026
4% RAW Not cooked properly (3)
4% MIND "Got anything in ___?" (4) USA Today Jun 27, 2026
4% RUMI Persian poet who wrote the "Masnavi" (4) New York Times Jun 27, 2026
4% ANTS Workers who never call in sick? (4) The Atlantic Jun 26, 2026
4% URIS Leon ___, who wrote "Trinity" and "Redemption" (4)
4% HEDGEHOPPER Anything but a high-flier for the guillotine, did you say? (11) (11) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 25, 2026
4% NATAN Sharansky who wrote the memoir "Fear No Evil" (5) New York Times Jun 25, 2026
4% NYE Simon ___ who wrote "Men Behaving Badly" (3)
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