The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DANTE , but the solution may also be BRONTE which is one of the most recent solution (1967 in New York Times).
Great name in literature crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DANTE | 38 % | 5 |
| BRONTE | 13 % | 6 |
| HOMER | 13 % | 5 |
| SHAK | 13 % | 4 |
| MILTON | 13 % | 6 |
| TSELIOT | 13 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Great name in literature
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- plautus
- magnum opus
- isis
- albion
- tragedy
- conspectus
- cultivator
- corydon
- bronte
- ulysses
- classics
- pulp
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 DANTE
- "Purgatorio" writer
- "The Divine Comedy" poet
- Author of The Divine Comedy
- Composer Satie
- Infernal poet?
- __ Alighieri
- "The Inferno" author
- Writer who put himself through hell
- "Inferno" author
- "The Supreme Poet"
More clues leading to the result BRONTE
- Literary surname
- "Jane Eyre" author
- "Wuthering Heights" author
- Any of three literary sisters
- Anne, Charlotte, or Emily
- Eyre's creator
- Surname of a literary trio
- Novelist Emily
- "Wuthering Heights" writer Emily
- Author Charlotte, Emily, or Anne
More clues leading to the result HOMER
- Semi-legendary Greek poet
- Baseball player's goal
- Fourbagger
- Odyssey author
- Local team supporter
- Boston-born painter
- Even he nods
- Ancient raconteur
- Author of two epics
- Over-the-Monster shot
More clues leading to the result SHAK
- "Hamlet" author (abbr.)
- Bard of Avon, briefly
- Oft-quoted auth.
- Often-seen abbr. in English drama
- Source of many dramatic quotes: Abbr.
- Major source for 47 Across: Abbr.
- The Bard abbreviated.
- Literary titan: Abbr.
- Great poet and dramatist: Abbr.
- Literary giant: Abbr.
More clues leading to the result MILTON
- "Paradise Lost" poet
- Poet who coined the phrase "Every cloud has a silver lining"
- Poet born December 9, 1608, who wrote about this puzzle's otherworldly characters
- "Paradise Regained" poet
- "Samson Agonistes" dramatist
- "On His Blindness" poet
- Author of "Paradise Lost."
- Author of Areopagitica.
- Author of "Lycidas."
- Britain's blind poet (1608–74).