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

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ESME Salinger character who says, "I prefer stories about squalor" (4) LA Times Daily Mar 13, 2020
5% LORE Sayings and stories (4) Wall Street Journal Mar 31, 2026
5% EPIC Legendary story, say (4)
5% MYTH Story about Pandora or Medusa, say (4)
5% FILTH Dirt and squalor (5) Puzzler Backwords Feb 1, 2026
5% LOVE "For Esme with ___ and Squalor" (Salinger story) (4) (4)
4% ELSE "How __ can I say it ... " (4) LA Times Daily Apr 9, 2026
4% LEFTARM Southpaw's preferred limb (7) Universal Apr 8, 2026
4% TWOSIDES What there are to every story, they say (8) Wall Street Journal Apr 6, 2026
4% BEE Insect of character, say (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Apr 4, 2026

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