"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% PLEA Earnest request (4) Commuter Dec 24, 2025
6% SERIOUS Earnest (7) (7) The Sun Mini Dec 13, 2025
6% NEAREST Earnest (anag) (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Nov 10, 2025
6% BEING "The Importance of - Earnest" (5)
6% ALGERNON Dandy in "The Importance of Being Earnest" (8)
5% MAMET "Oleanna" playwright (5) Thomas Joseph Dec 26, 2025
5% CRITICAL Of decisive importance (8) The Times Concise Dec 25, 2025
5% BIG Important (3)

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