Nikolai ___, Russian author whose best-known works are The Government Inspector and Dead Souls Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GOGOL Nikolai ___, Russian author whose best-known works are The Government Inspector and Dead Souls (5)
5% DANTE Poet whose best-known work is 14,233 lines long (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 13, 2025
5% NIKOLAI GOGOL Russian author of Dead Souls (13) The Times Specialist Sunday Nov 29, 2020
4% ANON Author not known (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 3, 2025
4% PSYCHE Soul (6) Puzzler Backwords Sep 16, 2025
4% ARETHA Franklin known as the "Queen of Soul" (6) Universal Aug 26, 2025
4% KREMLIN Russian centre of government (7) The Sun Mini Aug 3, 2025
4% JRRTOLKIEN Author best known for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings (1,1,1,7) (10)
3% RULED Governed (5) Universal Oct 20, 2025
3% AME "Soul," for the French (3)
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