King - gripping name for an author Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue King - gripping name for an author last seen in Times Sunday Cryptic puzzle. 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CHANDLER.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CHANDLER King - gripping name for an author (8) The Times Sunday Cryptic Sep 8, 2024
7% RAJ Name meaning "king" in Sanskrit (3) USA Today Dec 21, 2025
7% STRANGLEHOLD Deadly grip (12) (12) Mirror Classic Dec 21, 2025
7% ECO "The Name of the Rose" author Umberto (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 20, 2025
7% ELTON Name on the Lion King soundtrack (5) Newsday Dec 11, 2025
7% REX Name fit for a king? (3)
7% HILTS Dagger grips (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 9, 2025
7% ENTHRAL Grip the attention of (7) (7) Puzzler Dec 6, 2025
7% HENRY Name of eight English kings (5) New York Times Dec 4, 2025
7% HOLD Grip (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 23, 2025

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