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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Literary reference last seen in New York Times 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 ALLUSION.
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40 Potential Answers:
| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | ALLUSION Literary reference | (8) | New York Times | Jun 18, 2016 |
| 26% | BENETS ___ Reader's Encyclopedia (classic literary reference) | (6) | New York Times | Jan 12, 2019 |
| 24% | RAVENS N.F.L. team whose name is a literary reference | (6) | New York Times | May 17, 2025 |
| 12% | PIERS Allegorical narrative poem by English poet William Langland (c. 1370) that makes the first known literary reference to Robin Hood (5) | (5) | ||
| 3% | TROPE Literary cliché | (5) | Commuter | Dec 6, 2025 |
| 3% | LITOTES Literary device TS Eliot transformed | (7) | The Times Quick Cryptic | Dec 5, 2025 |
| 3% | ELOISE Precocious literary resident of the Plaza Hotel | (6) | New York Times | Dec 4, 2025 |
| 3% | WILBUR Literary runt of the litter | (6) | New York Times | Nov 30, 2025 |
| 3% | GENRE Literary style | (5) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | Nov 28, 2025 |
| 3% | SCARLET Color of a literary "A" | (7) | New York Times | Nov 26, 2025 |
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