Poet who popularised the limerick Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Poet who popularised the limerick last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EDWARD LEAR.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EDWARD LEAR Poet who popularised the limerick (11) The Times Specialist Sunday Feb 14, 2021
2% BARRED Excluded poet on the radio (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Apr 1, 2026
2% LOWELL Poet Amy who won a Pulitzer Prize posthumously (6) LA Times Daily Mar 29, 2026
2% ORBS Planets, to poets (4)
2% ODE Poet's tribute (3) USA Today Mar 28, 2026
2% BARDS Ren Faire poets (5) Universal Mar 28, 2026
2% MIR Dominican poet Pedro ___ (3) New York Times Mar 28, 2026
2% BYRON Romantic poet (5) The Telegraph Quick Mar 25, 2026
2% SEZ "__ who?" (3) LA Times Daily Mar 25, 2026
2% HOMER Greek poet who is the subject of the "Blind Bard" legend (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Mar 22, 2026

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