The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word LARDNER which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1954.
Well-known short-story writer crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| LARDNER | 100 % | 7 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Well-known short-story writer
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- saki
 - runyon
 - harte
 - poe
 - porter
 - pirandello
 - mishima
 - babel
 - lardner
 - borges
 - munro
 - gorki
 
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