This author’s surname is one letter short of an example of his work Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue This author’s surname is one letter short of an example of his work last seen in Times Specialist Sunday 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is POE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% POE This author’s surname is one letter short of an example of his work (3) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 10, 2017
6% NOTE Short letter (4) The Telegraph Quick Oct 8, 2025
5% LISP Speech impediment affecting the letter "S" (4) The Telegraph Mini Oct 26, 2025
5% SYS "S" in GPS, for short (3)
5% RET No longer working, for short (3)
5% MUSICCENTRE S is home hi-fi (5,6) (11) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 23, 2025
5% SERIF Short cross-line on a letter (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 23, 2025
5% PLIED Worked, as at one's trade (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 21, 2025
5% ASTRONOMER One doing stellar work? (10) New York Times Oct 21, 2025
5% STD The "S" in EST, for short (3)

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