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Surprise development in a novel

Last seen in Eugene Sheffer Crossword March 31, 2020 Answers

Trying to complete the Eugene Sheffer Crossword crossword from March 31, 2020? The clue "Surprise development in a novel" stumps many solvers, but we've found 167 possible answers. Our top solution is PLOTTWIST (9 letters) with 99% confidence, determined by how often this answer has been used for this and related crossword clues.

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PLOTTWIST
Surprise development in a novel
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Mar 31, 2020
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AFOOT
In development, quaintly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
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SACREBLEU
French cry of surprise
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 31, 2026
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POORTHINGS
Oscar-winning film based on an Alasdair Gray novel
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 20, 2026
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IRAN
Setting of the graphic novel "Persepolis"
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IDEA
Creative development
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 31, 2026
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SNL
Inspo for the Curtis Sittenfeld novel "Romantic Comedy"
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 10, 2026
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DAVIDCUFIELD
Dickens novel that's only read periodically?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
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PHILEASFOGG
Circumnavigator in a Jules Verne novel
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 23, 2026
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SLEEPERHIT
Box office surprise
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 18, 2026
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MYANTONIA
Final novel of Willa Cather's "Prairie" trilogy
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
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THEWINEOFWRATH
Dust Bowl-era Steinbeck novel, once processed?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 27, 2026
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BEALE
"If __ Street Could Talk": film based on a James Baldwin novel
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 25, 2026
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EYE
"The Bluest __": Toni Morrison novel
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 23, 2026
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DOUBLETAKE
Delayed reaction to a surprise ... and what can precede the two words in each starred clue's answer?
Universal Crossword · Mar 23, 2026
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WOMB
Area of development?
Universal Crossword · Mar 16, 2026
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DJINN
"A Master of __": P. Djèlí Clark novel inspired by Islamic mythology
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 14, 2026
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EMMA
1815 novel set in Highbury
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KATRINA
Hurricane in Jesmyn Ward's novel "Salvage the Bones"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 24, 2026
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RAMA
"Rendezvous With ___" (classic sci-fi novel)
Universal Crossword · Feb 21, 2026
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MOOR
Brontë novel locale
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MADAME
"___ Bovary" (Gustave Flaubert novel)
Universal Crossword · Jan 31, 2026
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INKER
Graphic novel artist
Universal Crossword · Jan 29, 2026
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ABOY
"About __": Hugh Grant film based on a Nick Hornby novel
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 23, 2026
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FILMRIGHTS
Permission to adapt a novel, say, or what the answers to the starred clues all have
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 14, 2026
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KITE
"The ___ Runner" (Khaled Hosseini novel)
Universal Crossword · Jan 10, 2026
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ALLFOURS
2024 Miranda July novel ... and a hint to the ends of 17-, 26-, 40- and 50-Across
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CASE
Word in classic mystery novel titles
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 4, 2026
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FIRES
"Little __ Everywhere": Celeste Ng novel
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 29, 2025
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VIBECODING
App development using A.I. and natural language
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 29, 2025
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IFIGURED
"No surprise"
Universal Crossword · Nov 26, 2025
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EASTEREGG
Hidden surprise for an observant gamer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 21, 2025
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LOOKINGBACKWARD
1888 time travel novel by Edward Bellamy
Universal Crossword · Nov 7, 2025
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PHASE
Stage of development
Universal Crossword · Oct 20, 2025
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DONTLOOK
Instruction before a surprise is revealed
Universal Crossword · Sep 26, 2025
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PLOT
Compelling feature of a novel, ideally
Universal Crossword · Sep 21, 2025
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JAWS
1975 thriller based on a Peter Benchley novel
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2025
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ANDPREJUDICE
Gurinder Chadha adaptation of a Jane Austen novel
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OUR
"__ Missing Hearts": Celeste Ng novel
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 24, 2025
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SALEMS
"___ Lot" (Stephen King novel)
Universal Crossword · Aug 1, 2025
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EBOOK
Digital novel, say
Universal Crossword · Jul 29, 2025
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REY
"Star Wars" heroine who inspired an Ali Hazelwood romance novel
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 26, 2025
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RARETREAT
Pleasant surprise
Universal Crossword · Jul 19, 2025
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CIRCE
Madeline Miller novel featuring Odysseus
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 6, 2025
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THESECRETGARDEN
Frances Hodgson Burnett novel set at a country estate, or an apt title for this puzzle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 18, 2025
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ALTEREDCARBON
*Cyberpunk novel where minds outlive bodies
Universal Crossword · Jun 11, 2025
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RABBITRUN
*First John Updike novel to feature Harry Angstrom
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 29, 2025
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BLUEBEARD
French folktale that inspired a Kurt Vonnegut novel
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 26, 2025
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HOTBED
Place of rapid development
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 18, 2025
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LUST
Feeling in a romance novel
Universal Crossword · May 7, 2025
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EYEOPENERS
Surprise, surprise!
Universal Crossword · May 3, 2025
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COME
"On the __ Up": Angie Thomas novel about a teenage rapper
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 24, 2025
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GASPS
Sounds of surprise
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 22, 2025
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ADA
Nabokov novel
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Apr 15, 2025
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EEK
Sound of surprise
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 13, 2025
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STARTLE
Take by surprise
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 8, 2025
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CAUGHTNAPPING
*Taken by surprise, in a way (... letters 8-6)
Universal Crossword · Apr 2, 2025
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BAGOFBONES
Stephen King novel about a graveyard curse
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 2, 2025
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THEIDIOT
Elif Batuman novel about a first-year college student
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 29, 2025
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ONLY
"The One and ___ Ivan" (novel by Katherine Applegate)
Universal Crossword · Mar 26, 2025
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ERAGON
2003 fantasy novel whose title is one letter different from a fantasy creature
Universal Crossword · Mar 24, 2025
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BREAKSTHEMOLD
Does something in a novel way
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Mar 19, 2025
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MOBY
"__-Dick": Melville novel
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 9, 2025
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DIME
__ novel
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 7, 2025
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LUIS
"The Bridge of San ___ Rey" (Thornton Wilder novel)
Universal Crossword · Feb 22, 2025
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TRACT
Plot for development
Universal Crossword · Feb 18, 2025
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READ
Enjoy a novel, maybe
Universal Crossword · Feb 12, 2025
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MILA
“— 18” (Uris novel)
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Jan 28, 2025
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JAZZ
Toni Morrison novel set in 1920s Harlem
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 25, 2025
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IAN
"What We Can Know" novelist McEwan
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FRANZ
"The Trial" novelist Kafka
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2026
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GRISHAM
"The Firm" novelist
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EDNA
Crime novelist Buchanan
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ELENA
"My Brilliant Friend" novelist Ferrante
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ATWOOD
"Oryx and Crake" novelist
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HESSE
"Siddhartha" novelist
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TONI
"Beloved" novelist Morrison
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EDITH
"Ethan Frome" novelist Wharton
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EGAN
Pulitzer-winning novelist Jennifer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 6, 2026
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KESEY
"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" novelist
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 31, 2026
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ACHEBE
"Things Fall Apart" novelist Chinua
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 29, 2026
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THOMASPYNCHON
"Gravity's Rainbow" novelist
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ALI
Romance novelist Hazelwood
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 24, 2026
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ANGIE
"Concrete Rose" novelist Thomas
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 23, 2026
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YATES
"Revolutionary Road" novelist Richard
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 22, 2026
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ASIMOV
"Foundation" trilogy novelist Isaac
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 19, 2026
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WATTS
Los Angeles neighborhood where many Walter Mosley novels are set
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 18, 2026
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DAPHNE
"Rebecca" novelist du Maurier
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 15, 2026
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USEDTO
No longer surprised by
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STIEG
Nordic noir novelist Larsson
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 22, 2026
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AMIS
"The Information" novelist Martin
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 31, 2026
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ELIOT
"Daniel Deronda" novelist
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 30, 2026
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KWAN
"China Rich Girlfriend" novelist Kevin
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 10, 2026
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LEILA
"Minaret" novelist Aboulela
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SACHAR
"Holes" novelist Louis
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 9, 2026
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DOERR
"All the Light We Cannot See" novelist Anthony
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
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MIAMI
Florida setting of some Carl Hiaasen novels
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 28, 2026
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FANNIEFLAGG
"Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe" novelist
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 23, 2026
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OSCARWILDE
*"The Picture of Dorian Gray" novelist
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 14, 2026
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ZOLA
French novelist Emile
Universal Crossword · Apr 9, 2026
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LFRANKBAUM
"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" novelist
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 9, 2026
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TESS
Detective Monaghan in Laura Lippman novels
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
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INDIA
Birthplace of novelist Kiran Desai
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 3, 2026
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GASP
[I'm surprised!]
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 27, 2026
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ADHD
Neurodevelopmental condition, for short
Universal Crossword · Mar 25, 2026
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LISA
"The Leavers" novelist Ko
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 21, 2026
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SUPERBOWLSHUFFLE
1985 novelty hit for the Bears, with "The," or an apt title for this puzzle?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 19, 2026
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ISABEL
"Violeta" novelist Allende
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 19, 2026
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BRONTE
"Wuthering Heights" novelist
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 11, 2026
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TOLSTOY
"Anna Karenina" novelist
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 10, 2026
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MAAS
"A Court of Thorns and Roses" novelist Sarah J. __
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 8, 2026
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ROTH
"Divergent" trilogy novelist Veronica
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 6, 2026
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PEZ
Candy from a novelty dispenser
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 1, 2026
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ADANIA
"Minor Detail" novelist Shibli
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 19, 2026
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ANN
"Bel Canto" novelist Patchett
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 16, 2026
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LEN
Spy-fi novelist Deighton
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 5, 2026
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SARAH
Romantasy novelist __ J. Maas
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 1, 2026
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KIDD
"The Secret Life of Bees" novelist
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 21, 2026
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HOLYMACKEREL
What a surprised fisherman might say!
Universal Crossword · Jan 20, 2026
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GETOUTOFTOWN
What a surprised travel agent might say!
Universal Crossword · Jan 20, 2026
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IMSPEECHLESS
What a surprised toastmaster might say!
Universal Crossword · Jan 20, 2026
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YOUREKIDDING
What a surprised goatherd might say!
Universal Crossword · Jan 20, 2026
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MIRIAM
"Women Talking" novelist Toews
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 6, 2026
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CLIVE
Adventure novelist Cussler
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 5, 2026
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ANNA
"Black Beauty" novelist Sewell
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 13, 2025
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CABOT
"The Princess Diaries" novelist Meg
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 11, 2025
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DUMAS
"The Count of Monte Cristo" novelist
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 7, 2025
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ROMANTASY
Genre for novelists Sarah J. Maas and Rebecca Yarros
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 6, 2025
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LOIS
"Number the Stars" novelist Lowry
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 28, 2025
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GASLIT
Like streets in Dickens novels
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 6, 2025
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BRAM
"The Lair of the White Worm" novelist Stoker
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 30, 2025
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DENNIS
"Mystic River" novelist Lehane
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 22, 2025
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YOUD
"___ be surprised!"
Universal Crossword · Oct 19, 2025
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PETIT
"Le __ Prince": de Saint-Exupéry novella
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 15, 2025
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AMOR
Love, in telenovelas
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 6, 2025
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MANTEL
"The Mirror & the Light" novelist Hilary
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 5, 2025
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FABIO
Italian model on the cover of many romance novels
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 29, 2025
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CAIN
"Double Indemnity" novelist
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 5, 2025
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ORWELL
"Animal Farm" novelist George
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2025
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CARL
"Bad Monkey" novelist Hiaasen
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 20, 2025
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EVIE
Irish novelist Woods
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 19, 2025
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LEE
"To Kill a Mockingbird" novelist
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 29, 2025
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SEGAL
"Love Story" novelist
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 26, 2025
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TENCENT
Like paperback novels, once
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 19, 2025
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ESI
"Washington Black" novelist Edugyan
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 18, 2025
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CHINUA
"Things Fall Apart" novelist Achebe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 14, 2025
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OFMICEANDMEN
*Steinbeck novella featuring George and Lennie
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 12, 2025
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WILLA
"My Ántonia" novelist Cather
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 9, 2025
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DONNA
"The Goldfinch" novelist Tartt
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 7, 2025
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VIDAL
"1876" novelist Gore
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 6, 2025
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BEACHREADS
Lighthearted escapist novels, say
Universal Crossword · Jun 1, 2025
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SCOTT
"The Great Gatsby" novelist F. __ Fitzgerald
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 27, 2025
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KIESELAYMON
"Long Division" novelist who wrote "Heavy: An American Memoir"
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 24, 2025
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HUGO
"Les Misérables" novelist
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 23, 2025
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IRELAND
Home country of novelist Sally Rooney
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 13, 2025
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MALAMUD
"The Natural" novelist
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 11, 2025
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SPEX
X-ray __: novelty wear
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 20, 2025
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OLGA
"Flights" novelist Tokarczuk
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 19, 2025
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NEAL
"Snow Crash" novelist Stephenson
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 30, 2025
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LITERARYDORKS
Awkward sorts who are into classic novels?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 9, 2025
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AUSTEN
"Sense and Sensibility" novelist Jane
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 19, 2025
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DIANA
Gabaldon who writes the "Outlander" novels
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 11, 2025
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ILES
"Southern Man" novelist Greg
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 6, 2025
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URIS
"Battle Cry" novelist Leon
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 5, 2025
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KGB
Org. in many John le Carre novels
Universal Crossword · Feb 3, 2025
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AUEL
"The Mammoth Hunters" novelist
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 2, 2025
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RACY
Like some romance novels
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 26, 2025

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How many possible solutions does "Surprise development in a novel" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 167 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is PLOTTWIST (9 letters).
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The best answer for "Surprise development in a novel" is PLOTTWIST with 9 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
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This clue has appeared 1 time in our database. It has been featured in Eugene Sheffer Crossword. It was last seen in the Eugene Sheffer Crossword on March 31, 2020.
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