Raymond ____ wrote the 1939 crime novel <i>The Big Sleep</i> Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Raymond ____ wrote the 1939 crime novel <i>The Big Sleep</i> 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CHANDLER.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CHANDLER Raymond ____ wrote the 1939 crime novel <i>The Big Sleep</i> (8) The Times Specialist Sunday May 4, 2025
6% MORPURGO Michael ____ wrote the novel <i>War Horse</i> (1982) (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 4, 2026
6% TACOMA American city cheers <i>The Big Sleep</i>? (6) The Times Cryptic Dec 8, 2025
5% NORMANMAILER ____'s debut novel was <i>The Naked and the Dead</i> (1948) (12) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 11, 2026
5% ATHOMEALONEANDWEEPING "When I'm thinking of you sleeping / I'm ____' (Status Quo, <i>Caroline</i>) (21) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 11, 2026
5% BOO I hate this short novel? (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 3, 2026
5% INTRA The "I" in IV (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 3, 2026
5% AME "I think _ ___!" (3) USA Today Quick Dec 30, 2025
5% ICAN "I think _ ___!" (4) USA Today Quick Dec 30, 2025
5% FANTASIA Vaughan Williams wrote a ____ <i>on Christmas Carols</i> (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 28, 2025

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