Russian author Boris ____ was forced to decline the 1958 Nobel literature prize Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PASTERNAK Russian author Boris ____ was forced to decline the 1958 Nobel literature prize (9) The Times Specialist Sunday Mar 28, 2021
4% BORISPASTERNAK Author who declined the 1958 Nobel prize in literature (14) The Times Specialist Sunday Sep 16, 2018
3% OBE Nobel's prize (1,1,1) (3) Mirror Cryptic Feb 14, 2026
3% IVAN Denisovich or Ilyich of Russian literature (4) New York Times Feb 10, 2026
3% ECON Nobel Prize subj. (4) LA Times Daily Jan 31, 2026
3% BOLL Heinrich -, winner of the 1972 Nobel Prize in Literature (4) (4) Mirror Quiz Jan 28, 2026
3% OLGA Tokarczuk who won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature (4) New York Times Dec 23, 2025
3% BORIS Russian author forced to decline the 1958 Nobel Prize in Literature by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (5) (5)
3% SARTRE He declined a Nobel Prize in Literature (6)
2% ALGORE Former veep with a Nobel Prize (6) New York Times Feb 7, 2026

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