Poet who wrote, "Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold" Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% YEATS Poet who wrote, "Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold" (5)
7% WBYEATS Poet who wrote "Things fall apart; the center cannot hold" (7)
6% APART "Things fall ___; the centre cannot hold" (5) Universal Dec 9, 2022
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% TSELIOT Who wrote "Humankind cannot bear very much reality" (7) New York Times Sep 20, 2025
5% DANTE Poet who wrote "Divine Comedy" (anagram of "anted") (5)
5% IGBO Nigerian group in "Things Fall Apart" (4)
5% CENTRE "Things fall apart; the ... cannot hold" (WB Yeats) (6)
5% ACHEBE Chinua who wrote 'Things Fall Apart' (6) New York Times Mar 14, 2019
5% CHINUA Achebe who wrote 'Things Fall Apart' (6) New York Times Apr 17, 2016
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