Literary family name
The crossword clue "Literary family name" is answered by BRONTE, a 6-letter entry. Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
BRONTE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BRONTE answer page.
Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for BRONTE
Every other clue in this collection answered by BRONTE, most used first.
- "Jane Eyre" author - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
- "Wuthering Heights" author - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Charlotte or Emily - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- "Agnes Grey" author - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
- Charlotte, Emily or Anne - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Heathcliff's creator - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
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.
- Presidential middle name - DELANO, used 47 times
- Big name in small planes - CESSNA, used 39 times
- Family cars - SEDANS, used 37 times
- First name in soul - ARETHA, used 26 times
- First name in aviation - AMELIA, used 24 times
- Name of six popes - ADRIAN, used 22 times
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