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)
60% ADA Poet laureate Limon (3) Universal Oct 5, 2025
60% DRYDEN England's first poet laureate (6) LA Times Daily Aug 16, 2023
57% HEANEY Irish poet and Nobel laureate (6) The Times Concise Nov 20, 2025
57% PINTER British playwright and Nobel laureate (6) The Times Concise Oct 31, 2025
57% MASEFIELD Poet laureate of England. (9)
55% SOUTHEY Poet laureate who was succeeded by Wordsworth (7) The Times Specialist Nov 24, 2025
50% YEATS Dublin-born poet (5) Newsday Sep 25, 2025
50% AMANDA Gorman who was the first National Youth Poet Laureate (2017) (6) Newsday Sep 6, 2025
50% ROWE Poet laureate of England, 1715. (4)
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