The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word EMERSON which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1950.
American essayist crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| EMERSON | 100 % | 7 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: American essayist
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- melville
 - irving
 - agee
 - arnold
 - bridges
 - ciardi
 - emerson
 - hunt
 - lawrence
 - lowell
 - shaw
 - sontag
 
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