The writer's penning line as children's author (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue The writer's penning line as children's author (5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on June 5, 2026. 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 MILNE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MILNE The writer's penning line as children's author (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 5, 2026
73% ESS S (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 1, 2026
65% ENID ____ Blyton, children's author (4) The Telegraph Quick Jun 1, 2026
65% NESBIT The Railway Children author (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 31, 2026
65% SIL The "S" in RSVP (3) Commuter May 30, 2026
65% ELIOT T S __, author of Four Quartets (5) (5) The Guardian Weekend May 30, 2026
65% SPACE The "S" of NASA (5)
65% NAME Pen ---, writer's sobriquet (4) The Times Concise May 18, 2026
65% SAN The "S" of S.F. (3) New York Times May 11, 2026
62% BONO U2's frontman (4)

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