Playwright, born 1572, described as England's first real poet laureate (3,6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BENJONSON Playwright, born 1572, described as England's first real poet laureate (3,6) (9)
64% ADA Limón who was the U.S.'s first Latina poet laureate (3) New York Times Jan 10, 2026
61% DRYDEN England's first poet laureate (6) LA Times Daily Aug 16, 2023
59% WORDSWORTH Poet Laureate William (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 10, 2025
59% MASEFIELD Poet laureate of England. (9)
56% RITADOVE U.S. poet laureate of the 1990s (8) Premier Sunday Jan 25, 2026
52% ELDEST First-born (6) (6) Mirror Quick Feb 27, 2026
52% MLK 1964's Nobel Peace laureate, for short (3) New York Times Feb 22, 2026
52% YEATS Dublin-born poet (5) Newsday Dec 26, 2025
52% ROWE Poet laureate of England, 1715. (4)
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