Attempt To Plug Record Upset Novelist And Playwright Crossword Clue

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Updated: January 30, 2025

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	noun • Russian writer who introduced realism to Russian literature (1809-1852)
	32%	9		Item often upset or upset, metaphorically
	noun • the planning that is disrupted when someone `upsets the applecart' • a handcart from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street
	29%	6		French novelist and playwright
	noun • French novelist; he portrays the complexity of 19th century French society (1799-1850)

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Telegraph Toughie31 Jan 2025	Down 15
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