Novelist who received a Nobel nomination at least 20 times, but never won Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EMFORSTER Novelist who received a Nobel nomination at least 20 times, but never won (9) New York Times Mar 20, 2021
6% GANDHI Leader who was nominated for, but never won, a Nobel Peace Prize (6) LA Times Daily Sep 4, 2025
5% TONI Nobel novelist Morrison (4) Newsday Sep 22, 2025
5% TUTU Anglican who won the Nobel Peace Prize (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 10, 2025
4% EARLIEST Least tardy (8) Wall Street Journal Dec 6, 2025
4% CALE Yarborough who won the Daytona 500 four times (4) The Washington Post Mini Dec 3, 2025
4% EMILYBRONTE Novelist Beryl, no time to relax (11) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 3, 2025
4% RONA Novelist Jaffe (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 1, 2025
4% OBRIAN Novelist Patrick (6) Premier Sunday Nov 30, 2025
4% OBE Nobel's prize (1,1,1) (3) Mirror Cryptic Nov 29, 2025

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