Nikolai __, Russian short story writer whose works include The Overcoat Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GOGOL Nikolai __, Russian short story writer whose works include The Overcoat (5) The Guardian Weekend Mar 4, 2023
5% POE Short story writer Edgar Allan __ (3) LA Times Daily Oct 27, 2025
5% ULSTER Loose overcoat (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 15, 2025
4% ROULETTE <i>The Deer Hunter</i> included a controversial Russian ____ scene (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Nov 9, 2025
4% BARRY & 22A Comedian-writer whose credits include ITV shows Jokers Wild and Hello Cheeky (5,5) (5) Mirror Quiz Nov 8, 2025
4% ONO Yoko -, Japan-born musician-artist whose works include 1964 book Grapefruit (3) (3) Mirror Quiz Nov 7, 2025
4% SOPHOCLES Greek dramatist whose works include Philoctetes and Oedipus at Colonus (9) (9) Mirror Quiz Nov 5, 2025
4% EZRA & 26A US poet whose works include 1920's Hugh Selwyn Mauberley (4,5) (4) Mirror Quiz Nov 3, 2025
4% TALE Story (4) Commuter Nov 3, 2025
4% ETHIOPIA Country whose cuisine includes injera, tibs, and wat (8) The Atlantic Nov 2, 2025

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