Literary heroine who described herself as "poor, obscure, plain and little" Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EYRE Literary heroine who described herself as "poor, obscure, plain and little" (4) New York Times Sep 12, 2025
5% JANEEYRE 1847 novel whose protagonist describes herself as "poor, obscure, plain, and little" (8)
4% ALICE Literary protagonist who "generally gave herself very good advice (though she very seldom followed it)" (5) New York Times Nov 28, 2025
4% ESOTERIC Obscure (8) (8) The Guardian Quick Nov 25, 2025
4% NELL Dickens's "little" heroine (4) The Telegraph Quick Nov 8, 2025
4% FAMED Opposite of obscure (5) The Washington Post Mini Nov 3, 2025
4% TESS Thomas Hardy heroine who's described as "a pure woman" (4) New York Times Oct 23, 2025
3% SCRAWL Poor writing (6) Puzzler Backwords Dec 2, 2025
3% LLANO Plain of the Southwest (5) Premier Sunday Nov 30, 2025
3% WILBUR Literary runt of the litter (6) New York Times Nov 30, 2025

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