Philosopher who wrote the "Tao Te Ching" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Philosopher who wrote the "Tao Te Ching" featured in New York Times puzzle on November 18, 2025. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LAOTZU.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LAOTZU Philosopher who wrote the "Tao Te Ching" (6) New York Times Nov 18, 2025
8% LAOTSE 'Tao Te Ching' philosopher (6)
7% TAO "__ Te Ching" (3) LA Times Daily Oct 8, 2025
6% PLEADTHEWAY Advocate for the "Tao Te Ching"? (11) Wall Street Journal Jul 24, 2024
5% CHA "__-ching!" (3) Commuter Nov 11, 2025
5% LAO "Tao Te Ching" poet __-tzu (3) LA Times Daily Mar 31, 2015
4% KANT German philosopher (4) The Times Concise Nov 17, 2025
4% WALT Whitman who wrote, "I contain multitudes" (4) USA Today Nov 8, 2025
4% INGE Playwright William who wrote "Picnic" (4)
4% SHE "Murder, ___ Wrote" (3) TV Nov 2, 2025

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