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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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| 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% | SATIRE Literary spoof | (6) | Newsday | Oct 19, 2025 |
| 3% | ATLAS Road reference | (5) | Newsday | Oct 19, 2025 |
| 3% | INNUENDO Oblique sexual reference | (8) | The Times Concise | Oct 17, 2025 |
| 3% | TESTIMONIAL Carelessly omit salient reference | (11) | The Times Quick Cryptic | Oct 17, 2025 |
| 3% | ANA Literary collection | (3) | Eugene Sheffer | Oct 14, 2025 |
| 3% | ODE Literary homage | (3) |
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