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United States writer of detective novels crossword clue

4 answers. Most likely: WRIGHT (6 letters).

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6 letters

8 letters

9 letters

  • S. S. VAN DINE (1,1,3,4)

14 letters

  • MICKEY SPILLANE (6,8)

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What “United States writer of detective novels” means

noun

“United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)”

Answers with this meaning: WRIGHT, S. S. VAN DINE

noun

“United States writer of popular detective novels (born in 1918)”

Answers with this meaning: SPILLANE, MICKEY SPILLANE

Definition from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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What is the answer to the “United States writer of detective novels” crossword clue?

The most likely answer is WRIGHT (6 letters). Other answers: SPILLANE (8), MICKEY SPILLANE (14) or S. S. VAN DINE (9).

How many letters are in the answer to “United States writer of detective novels”?

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