Salinger character who said, "I prefer stories about squalor" Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ESME Salinger character who said, "I prefer stories about squalor" (4) Universal Oct 31, 2025
5% EVENBETTER "Actually, I prefer that!" (10) USA Today Nov 14, 2025
5% FILTH Dirt and squalor (5) Puzzler Backwords Sep 10, 2025
5% LOVE "For Esme with ___ and Squalor" (Salinger story) (4) (4)
4% RUMBLE Discover the truth about fight in <i>West Side Story</i>? (6) The Times Cryptic Nov 17, 2025
4% LASSIE Girl writing story about idiot (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 13, 2025
4% GRU Movie character said to resemble the NBA's Nikola Jokić (3) The Atlantic Nov 13, 2025
4% STRIKETHAT "Forget what I just said" (10) Wall Street Journal Nov 12, 2025
4% MUSTA "___ been somethin' I said!" (5) New York Times Nov 5, 2025
4% SHE "He said, __ said" (3) Newsday Nov 5, 2025

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