"The Importance of Being Earnest" playwright Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WILDE 'The Importance of Being Earnest' playwright (5) Wall Street Journal May 7, 2018
7% WILDEPITCH "The Importance of Being Earnest" (10)
6% MEANBUSINESS Be in earnest (4,8) (12) Mirror Classic Jul 20, 2025
6% BEING Judi Dench's movie: The Importance of - Earnest (5)
6% ENTREATY Earnest request (8) The Times Concise Jul 12, 2025
6% ALGERNON Dandy in "The Importance of Being Earnest" (8)
5% EGO Self-importance (3) USA Today Sep 5, 2025
5% IBSEN Henrik ____, Norwegian playwright (5) The Telegraph Plusword Aug 31, 2025
5% OZONE Important atmospheric layer (5) Puzzler Backwords Aug 27, 2025
5% EMILE Playwright Zola (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 21, 2025

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