Writer Waugh
The crossword clue "Writer Waugh" is answered by ALEC, a 4-letter entry. Used 50 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ALEC
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ALEC answer page.
Used 50 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- EVELYN (9 uses in xd)
Other clues for ALEC
Every other clue in this collection answered by ALEC, most used first.
- Actor Baldwin - used 348 times, most recently in 2026
- Actor Guinness - used 222 times, most recently in 2026
- Sir Guinness - used 122 times, most recently in 2026
- Baldwin of "30 Rock" - used 110 times, most recently in 2026
- Novelist Waugh - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
- One of the Baldwins - used 63 times, most recently in 2021
- Pianist Templeton - used 60 times, most recently in 2025
- One of the Waughs - used 51 times, most recently in 2022
- Guinness of "Star Wars" - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
- Guinness of film - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Writer Wiesel - ELIE, used 231 times
- Writer Ferber - EDNA, used 117 times
- Writer Bombeck - ERMA, used 116 times
- Writer Rice - ANNE, used 100 times
- Writer Bagnold - ENID, used 88 times
- Writer Ephron - NORA, used 86 times
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