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2 | 25% | 6 | Last name of the American writer and political activist who authored 'The Quiet American' | |
3 | 23% | 7 | One trying English writer, whose ending comes first | |
American Author One Trying To Be A Poor Writer Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "POETASTER" which means:
- noun
- • An unskilled poet.
An example sentence would be:
- • "He thought of himself as a great poetaster, but his poems were full of cliches and lacked originality."
- • "The literary community dismissed him as a mere poetaster, incapable of producing any meaningful work."
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