The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word MSS , but the solution may also be ANON which is one of the most recent solution (1969 in New York Times).
Literary abbreviation crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MSS | 50 % | 3 |
| SHAK | 25 % | 4 |
| ANON | 25 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Literary abbreviation
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- anon
- blue
- letters
- symbol
- camus
- copy
- finn
- lettered
- part
- patt
- pen
- penning
Crossword Answer definitions
MSS noun- A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced.
- A single, original copy of a book, article, composition etc, written by hand or even printed, submitted as original for (copy-editing and) reproductive publication.
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 MSS
- Contents of Ed's. inbox
- Reading for 65A
- Writers' submissions: Abbr.
- Authors' submissions: Abbr.
- Content of a SASE, perhaps
- Ed.'s in-boxful
- Writer's submission, in short
- Author's typed wks.
- Ed.'s reading material
- Ed.'s trayful
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.