Poet laureate who was succeeded by Wordsworth Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SOUTHEY Poet laureate who was succeeded by Wordsworth (7) The Times Specialist Nov 24, 2025
3% APT Like the last name of poet William Wordsworth (3) New York Times Mar 17, 2026
3% DRYDEN Inaugural poet laureate (6) The Times Concise Jan 30, 2026
3% RITADOVE U.S. poet laureate of the 1990s (8) Premier Sunday Jan 25, 2026
3% TENNYSON Wordsworth's successor as poet laureate (8)
2% BRODSKY Joseph __, Russian poet and 1987 Nobel laureate (7) (7) The Guardian Weekend Apr 18, 2026
2% BARD Celtic poet (4) The Telegraph Quick Apr 15, 2026
2% ELIOT "Cats" poet (5) Thomas Joseph Apr 10, 2026
2% RUPERT ____ Brooke, poet (6) The Telegraph Quick Apr 7, 2026
2% MACBETH 11th-century Scottish king who succeeded Duncan (7) The Times Specialist Apr 6, 2026

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