One who backtracks about a poet? (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% REVERSER One who backtracks about a poet? (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Jul 2, 2025
7% OVID Roman poet who wrote "Metamorphoses" (4) New York Times Feb 16, 2026
7% OWER One who is in debt (4) USA Today Quick Feb 11, 2026
7% ALT One who is in debt (3) USA Today Quick Feb 11, 2026
7% POCKETBILLIARDS Little evil one in poet's pool (15) The Times Cryptic Feb 11, 2026
7% MANZONI Piece about island inhabited by unknown poet (7) The Times Cryptic Feb 4, 2026
7% ENEMY One who is hostile (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 5, 2026
7% REALIST One who's pragmatic about a catalogue (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 24, 2025
6% FROST Poet Robert (5) Commuter Feb 17, 2026
6% VAMPIRE One who's long in the tooth? (7) LA Times Daily Feb 17, 2026

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