The world's most famous writer of plays (11) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHAKESPEARE The world's most famous writer of plays (11) (11)
90% ELIOT Writer T. S. ___ (5) New York Times Mini Sep 9, 2025
86% POSTMAN Occupation of Greendale's most famous resident (7) The Times Specialist Sunday Nov 2, 2025
86% SANTA Famous around-the-world traveler (5) New York Times Sep 20, 2025
82% YMCA The Village People's most famous song: Abbr. (4)
78% ARABICA World's most commonly cultivated coffee species (7) New York Times Nov 4, 2025
78% TEA Second-most widely consumed drink in the world (3) USA Today Nov 1, 2025
78% AUTHORS Writers (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 28, 2025
78% NOTED Famous (5) New York Times Oct 27, 2025
78% MIMER In sea abroad this writer's one playing dumb (5) The Times Cryptic Oct 7, 2025
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