Humorist who wrote "Candy / Is dandy / But liquor / Is quicker" Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OGDENNASH Humorist who wrote 'Candy / Is dandy / But liquor / Is quicker' (9) New York Times Dec 27, 2016
7% NASH Ogden who wrote "Candy / Is dandy / But liquor / Is quicker" (4) Universal Dec 26, 2024
6% OGDEN First name of the poet who wrote "Candy / Is dandy / But liquor / Is quicker" (5)
6% LIQUOR 'Candy is dandy, but ____ is quicker' (6) The Guardian Quick Nov 7, 2023
5% WIT Humorist (3) Eugene Sheffer Jan 30, 2026
4% INGE American playwright William who wrote "Picnic" (4)
4% LIED Wrote fiction? (4) New York Times Feb 7, 2026
4% AYN Rand who wrote (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 6, 2026
4% ODELL Scott who wrote "Island of the Blue Dolphins" (5) LA Times Daily Feb 6, 2026
4% RUM Jamaican liquor (3) Commuter Feb 4, 2026

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