Peter, author noted for his novel Jaws published in 1974 (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BENCHLEY Peter, author noted for his novel Jaws published in 1974 (8) (8)
7% GODEL Mathematician noted for his incompleteness theorems published in 1931 (5) The Times Specialist Sep 15, 2025
6% RAN Published (3) LA Times Daily Sep 16, 2025
6% YAK Animal jaw (3) The Times Cryptic Sep 11, 2025
6% LEITMOTIF The shark-warning notes of "Jaws," for example (9) New York Times Sep 7, 2025
6% BLATTY William Peter -, author of 1971 novel The Exorcist (6) (6) Mirror Quiz Aug 21, 2025
6% ROUTE Course note published charges (5) The Times Cryptic Aug 1, 2025
6% HUGHWALPOLE Writer noted for his 1930 novel Rogue Herries (11)
5% THETRIAL Franz Kafka novel published posthumously in 1925 (3,5) (8) Mirror Quiz Oct 17, 2025
5% HOROWITZ Anthony -, author of novels Moriarty and The Killing Joke (8) (8) Mirror Quiz Oct 17, 2025
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