Whom a humor-writing prize is named for Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THURBER Whom a humor-writing prize is named for (7) Newsday Jun 18, 2022
3% STDENIS Bishop for whom a neighborhood in Paris is named (7) New York Times Nov 28, 2025
3% COMIC Humorous (5) Eugene Sheffer Nov 26, 2025
3% OLIVIER Whom Britain's Tony is named for (7) Newsday Oct 10, 2025
3% MARKTWAIN Whom an American humor prize is named for (9) Newsday Feb 18, 2016
2% SCRAWL Poor writing (6) Puzzler Backwords Dec 2, 2025
2% NOBEL __ Peace Prize (5) Newsday Dec 1, 2025
2% EDITS Revises writing (5) Newsday Dec 1, 2025
2% COMPOSE Write music (7) LA Times Daily Nov 30, 2025
2% POT Poker prize (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 24, 2025

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