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AUTHOR is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for AUTHOR.

28 total results for AUTHOR   ( score: 50 )

12 results for AUTHOR from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthor
Fri Apr 12, 20247DPen (2)Evan Kalish
Tue Nov 30, 20218DWilde or WilderBilly Ouska
Tue Sep 8, 202047DStephen King or Ellery Queen (2)Kevin Christian and Brad Wilber
Tue Feb 27, 201810DOrwell or WellsRoss Trudeau
Sun Jun 25, 20179DOften-doubled cry at a playJacob Stulberg
Tue Aug 9, 201624AWith 26-Across, 1982 Al Pacino filmAndrea Carla Michaels
Tue Aug 9, 201626AWith 24-Across, 1962 P. G. Wodehouse bookAndrea Carla Michaels
Mon Jun 6, 20169DStephen King or Ellery Queen (2)Mary Lou Guizzo
Sun May 27, 200172DLamb or BaconDana Motley
Fri Sep 20, 199649APen (2)J. Page
Sat Apr 6, 199640ACreateR. Norris
Wed Nov 30, 199424ALondon or Manchester, e.g.Joan Scott
2 results for AUTHOR from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthor
Sep 30, 2018AcrosticDOne credited with an act of creationEmily Cox & Henry Rathvon
Jan 26, 2003AcrosticSCry from a thrilled audience at a playEmily Cox & Henry Rathvon
14 results for AUTHOR from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Fri Oct 22, 199344DCreatorAlex K. JustinTaub
Sun Sep 9, 199092DGlasgow or LondonJeanette K. BrillMaleska
Thu Jan 26, 198943DKing or SheldonMartha J. DeWittMaleska
Sun Dec 7, 198021AHarold Robbins or Robin CookJordan S. LasherMaleska
Sun Dec 9, 197337DOpening-night callKeith BlakeWeng
Sun Sep 17, 197218ACreatorThreba JohnsonWeng
Wed Jan 3, 196830AFirst-nighter's cry.UnknownFarrar
Tue Jan 3, 196747DCurtain call cry.William LutwiniakFarrar
Sun Jul 7, 196354ACurtain-call figure.Hume CraftFarrar
Wed May 29, 196329ACreator.UnknownFarrar
Sun May 10, 195920ACreator.Paula BauersmithFarrar
Tue Sep 17, 195746DCurtain call on a first night.Helen BernardFarrar
Thu Jun 9, 195519DCurtain-call cry.S. A. KayFarrar
Thu Apr 19, 195124ABudd Schulberg, for instance.UnknownFarrar
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