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
5% ELIOT 20th-century poet who wrote The Waste Land (5) The Times Concise Aug 1, 2026
5% RUMI Persian poet who wrote the "Masnavi" (4) New York Times Jun 27, 2026
4% POE "The Raven" poet (3)
4% HOMER Poet in with Romeo (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 3, 2026
4% NERUDA Chilean poet who served as a Communist senator (6) New York Times Aug 30, 2026
4% TED Poet Hughes (3) Premier Sunday Aug 30, 2026
4% STUBBS Painter who wrote <i>The Anatomy of the Horse</i> (1766) (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Aug 30, 2026
4% SHE That's all ___ wrote (3)
4% BARD Medieval poet (4) Commuter Aug 25, 2026

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