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
8% CITE Name, as an author (4)
7% PLIERS Gripping implement (6) Puzzler Backwords Sep 26, 2025
7% PINCERS Gripping tool (7) The Times Concise Sep 22, 2025
7% KNOBS Drawer grips (5) Newsday Sep 21, 2025
7% HANDLE Grip (6) (6) Mirror Quick Sep 18, 2025
7% ENGAGE Connect to and grip (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Sep 11, 2025
7% ECO "The Name of the Rose" author Umberto (3) Wall Street Journal Aug 19, 2025
7% HELD Gripped (4) The Sun Two Speed Jul 28, 2025
7% RILEY B.B. King's given name (5) LA Times Daily Jul 19, 2025

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