The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ALGER which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1959.
U S writer (1834–99) crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| ALGER | 100 % | 5 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: U S writer (1834–99)
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- alger
 - didion
 - francis richard stockton
 - frank stockton
 - joan didion
 - stockton
 - lamb
 - morris
 - borodin
 - coleridge
 - samuel taylor coleridge
 - thomson
 
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