Poet whose work was the basis for the musical "Cats" Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ELIOT Poet whose work was the basis for the musical "Cats" (5)
6% TSELIOT "The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter..." poet (7) Wall Street Journal Mar 14, 2026
6% HAMILTON The middle of that poet's musical (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Mar 9, 2026
6% OPUS Numbered musical work (4) Newsday Mar 1, 2026
6% DANTE Poet whose work inspired Hozier's Unreal Unearth (5) The Atlantic Feb 13, 2026
5% MOG Cat (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 25, 2026
5% KITTEN Young cat (6) The Telegraph Quick Mar 24, 2026
5% MEOW Cat's call (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 24, 2026
5% TOM Cat (3) The Telegraph Quick Mar 22, 2026
5% SOLARDAY Basis for standard timekeeping (8) LA Times Daily Mar 22, 2026
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