Poet/essayist who wrote 'To be great is to be misunderstood' Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EMERSON Poet/essayist who wrote 'To be great is to be misunderstood' (7) New York Times Apr 12, 2016
6% HEINE German poet who wrote "Lorelei" (5) The Washington Post Mini Dec 6, 2025
5% UPTON Sinclair who wrote "The Jungle" (5) New York Times Mini Dec 4, 2025
5% BACON Essayist Francis (5) New York Times Nov 30, 2025
5% LOBELIA Shy essayist's plant (7) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 25, 2025
5% EBERT Reviewer who wrote The Great Movies (5) Newsday Oct 9, 2025
5% ELIOT Poet who wrote "This is the way the world ends / Not with a bang but a whimper" (5) New York Times Oct 3, 2025
5% DANTE Poet who wrote "Divine Comedy" (anagram of "anted") (5)
4% NOAH Biblical figure who survived a Great Flood (4)
4% SHE "That's all __ wrote" (3) Commuter Nov 25, 2025

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