Origin of "The Tale of Genji," considered by many to be the world's first novel Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% JAPAN Origin of "The Tale of Genji," considered by many to be the world's first novel (5) New York Times Sep 13, 2025
43% ANECDOTE Many a pre-toast tale (8) Premier Sunday Sep 28, 2025
43% ONCE Fairy tale first (4) LA Times Daily Aug 3, 2025
41% NOWLETSSUPPOSE "Consider this ... " (14) LA Times Daily Oct 21, 2025
41% PONDER Consider (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 17, 2025
41% SEENAS Considered to be (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 14, 2025
41% DEEMED Considered (6) Eugene Sheffer Oct 8, 2025
41% DEEM Consider to be (4) Universal Sep 22, 2025
41% DEEMS Considers (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 13, 2025
39% WAR The ____ of the Worlds, H G Wells novel (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 22, 2025

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