"The Tortoise and the Hare" author Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue "The Tortoise and the Hare" author last seen in New York Times puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is AESOP.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AESOP "The Tortoise and the Hare" author (5) New York Times Jan 6, 2025
7% TERRAPIN Water tortoise (8) The Times Concise Oct 18, 2025
7% MAMMAL The hare, but not the tortoise (6) New York Times Oct 2, 2021
7% RACER Tortoise or hare (5) Newsday Oct 1, 2021
7% LOSER The hare, in 'The Tortoise and the Hare' (5) USA Today May 7, 2021
7% ALSORAN The hare, e.g., in "The Tortoise and the Hare" (7)
6% POPART Genre for Keith Haring (6) New York Times Oct 19, 2025
6% GAMEMEATS Hare and venison, for example (9) Wall Street Journal Oct 15, 2025
6% RABBITS Animals similar to hares (7) Universal Oct 10, 2025
6% LEVERET Immature hare (7) (7) Mirror Quick Oct 8, 2025

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