"If my books had been any worse, I should not have been invited to Hollywood, and if they had been any better, I should not have come," said this The Big Sleep author (7,8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "If my books had been any worse, I should not have been invited to Hollywood, and if they had been any better, I should not have come," said this The Big Sleep author (7,8) . 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 15 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RAYMONDCHANDLER.

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Crossword Answer For "If my books had been any worse, I should not have been invited to Hollywood, and if they had been any better, I should not have come," said this The Big Sleep author (7,8):

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RAYMONDCHANDLER "If my books had been any worse, I should not have been invited to Hollywood, and if they had been any better, I should not have come," said this The Big Sleep author (7,8) (15)
8% COULDA "I ___ been a contender!" (6) USA Today Oct 14, 2025
8% MUSTA "___ been something I said!" (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 13, 2025
8% IMDOINGOK 'Been better, been worse' (9) New York Times Sep 20, 2015
8% IMOK "Been better, been worse" (4)
7% SNUB Someone who wasn't named a Pro Bowler, but should have been (4) New York Times Mini Sep 20, 2025
7% EXES Flames that have been extinguished? (4) USA Today Sep 11, 2025
7% ADVOCATUSERAT He had been called for, summoned (13) The Times O Tempora Aug 23, 2025
7% DONE "Been there, ___ that!" (4)
7% ATTILA A farmer said to have been a king (6)
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We found 40 solutions for "If my books had been any worse, I should not have been invited to Hollywood, and if they had been any better, I should not have come," said this The Big Sleep author (7,8). The top solutions are determined by popularity, ratings and frequency of searches. The most likely answer for the clue is RAYMONDCHANDLER.

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