Literary Family Name Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • English novelist; youngest of three Bronte sisters (1820-1849) • English novelist; one of three Bronte sisters (1818-1848) • English novelist; oldest of three Bronte sisters (1816-1855)
	36%	9		Irish literary family name
	noun • Irish writer of short stories (1896-1984)
	36%	7		English literary family name
	noun • English poet (1887-1964)

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New York Times28 Dec 2011	Down 46
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