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	noun • British philologist and writer of fantasies (born in South Africa) (1892-1973)
	31%	5		Best-selling author who wrote "I did not write it. God wrote it. I merely did his dictation"
	noun • United States writer of a novel about slavery that advanced the abolitionists' cause (1811-1896)
	31%	13		His translation of the Bible was the first complete translation into English
	noun • English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384)

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	Clue	Source
1	Author who did part of his work on Friday New York Times - 31 Aug 2017	New York Times / 31 Aug 2017
2	Author who wrote "Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?" New York Times - 17 Aug 2008	New York Times / 17 Aug 2008
3	Best-selling author who wrote "I did not write it. God wrote it. I merely did his dictation" New York Times - 01 Jan 2012	New York Times / 01 Jan 2012
4	Children's author who wrote "Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?" New York Times - 03 Aug 2018	New York Times / 03 Aug 2018
5	Did not get going when everyone else did
6	His translation of the Bible was the first complete translation into English
7	John ___, English philosopher and theologian who made an early translation of the Bible New York Times - 18 Apr 2020	New York Times / 18 Apr 2020

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Oxford philologist and fantasy writer (1892-1973)

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