U.S. writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1949 (7,8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WILLIAMFAULKNER U.S. writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1949 (7,8) (15)
95% OLGA Tokarczuk who won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature (4) New York Times Dec 23, 2025
85% ELIOT T.S. ___ who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature (5)
82% OBE Nobel's prize (1,1,1) (3) Mirror Cryptic Jan 3, 2026
82% OSLO City where the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded (4) Universal Nov 5, 2025
82% ONEILL Awarded Nobel Prize for literature, 1938. (6)
79% ECON Nobel Prize subj. (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 19, 2025
79% ISHIGURO Kazuo, writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2017 (8) (8)
75% TERESA Mother with a Nobel Peace Prize (6) LA Times Daily Jan 2, 2026
75% WILLIAM American writer awarded the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature (7,8) (7)
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