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English Author Has Deadline Subverted By Deadly Rival Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is DANIELDEFOE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: DANIELDEFOE

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99%11Exact Match!
noun

• English writer remembered particularly for his novel about Robinson Crusoe (1659-1731)

35%10 Less than a thousand dine wretchedly when subverted
verb

• destroy property or hinder normal operations

• hollow out as if making a cave or opening

35%9 Smart mole subverted chaotic state
noun

• a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)

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The Guardian Cryptic29 Sep 2015 Down 8
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