The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word AGEE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1977.
American writer crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| AGEE | 19 % | 4 | 
| POE | 13 % | 3 | 
| ADE | 13 % | 3 | 
| OHARA | 6 % | 5 | 
| MAILER | 6 % | 6 | 
| LONDON | 6 % | 6 | 
| EDGARAPOE | 6 % | 9 | 
| EGAN | 6 % | 4 | 
| HARTE | 6 % | 5 | 
| CABELL | 6 % | 6 | 
| STOWE | 6 % | 5 | 
| DANA | 6 % | 4 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: American writer
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- agee
 - harte
 - cabell
 - london
 - michener
 - poe
 - stowe
 - ade
 - dana
 - mailer
 - burroughs
 - haley
 
Crossword Answer definitions
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result AGEE
- "A Death in the Family" author
 - "A Death in the Family" novelist
 - "Night of the Hunter" screenwriter
 - "The African Queen" scriptwriter
 - "The African Queen" scriptwriter James
 - "The Morning Watch" novelist
 - 1957 Pulitzer-winner James
 - Author of "Hoop Dreams"
 - Author of "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men"
 - Baseball great
 
More clues leading to the result POE
- "Ulalume" author
 - "For Annie" penner
 - "The Raven" penner
 - Macabre writer
 - Nineteenth century horror author
 - Raven maven
 - "The Raven" author
 - "The Gold Bug" writer
 - Author with a museum in Richmond, Virginia
 - Author beloved by goths
 
More clues leading to the result ADE
- Humorist George
 - "Fables in Slang" author
 - "Fables in Slang" author George
 - "The College Widow" author
 - Author George
 - Fruit based drink
 - Fruit drink
 - Lemon cooler
 - Lemon drink
 - Lemon or lime ender
 
More clues leading to the result OHARA
- "A Rage to Live" author John
 - "Butterfield 8" author
 - "Pal Joey" author
 - "Pal Joey" penner
 - Butler's lady
 - Leigh role of '39
 - Maureen of film
 - Miss Scarlett or Maureen
 - Mitchell belle
 - Scarlett of Tara
 
More clues leading to the result MAILER
- Sender
 - Padded envelope
 - "The Executioner's Song" author
 - "The Executioner's Song" author Norman
 - Postal package
 - Shipping supply
 - "The Armies of the Night" author
 - Ad campaign item
 - Post office user
 - Large envelope
 
More clues leading to the result LONDON
- Queen's hometown
 - "V for Vendetta" setting
 - Kelly's "What Not to Wear" partner
 - "White Fang" novelist
 - Old Vic Theatre city
 - Charing Cross site
 - "A foggy day in ___ town" (Gershwin lyric)
 - Bridge city in a children's song
 - Where Big Ben bongs
 - Lambeth Palace locale
 
More clues leading to the result EDGARAPOE
More clues leading to the result EGAN
- Western star Richard
 - Richard of "A Summer Place"
 - Susan of "Beauty and the Beast"
 - Mystery writer Lesley
 - Big Apple cardinal
 - "A Visit From the Goon Squad" author Jennifer
 - Alaska's first governor
 - Cop Popeye who inspired "The French Connection"
 - Eddie ___ (cop who inspired "The French Connection")
 - Sci-fi author Greg
 
More clues leading to the result HARTE
- "Ah Sin" writer
 - "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" author
 - "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" penner
 - "The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Sketches" author
 - Roaring Camp creator Bret
 - "The Luck of Roaring Camp" writer
 - Poker Flat chronicler
 - "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" writer
 - Roaring Camp chronicler
 - Poker Flat and Roaring Camp chronicler
 
More clues leading to the result CABELL
- Jazzman Calloway's birth name
 - Creator of Poictesme.
 - "Jurgen" was his rocket to fame.
 - He wrote "Jurgen."
 - "Jurgen" author.
 - American writer.
 - Enos of baseball
 - "Jurgen" novelist
 
More clues leading to the result STOWE
- Harriet Beecher _____
 - Author Harriet Beecher
 - Legree's creator
 - Author of "The Minister's Wooing"
 - Little Eva's author
 - Resort town in the Green Mountains
 - Vermont ski town
 - Ski mecca
 - Vermont ski resort
 - Vermont ski mecca