French author.
The crossword clue "French author." is answered by DUMAS, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2000; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
DUMAS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DUMAS answer page.
Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2000; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 2 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.
- DAUDET (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for DUMAS
Every other clue in this collection answered by DUMAS, most used first.
- "The Three Musketeers" author - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- "The Count of Monte Cristo" author - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- D'Artagnan's creator - used 12 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.
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- Author Zola - EMILE, used 131 times
- French school - ECOLE, used 122 times
- "Steppenwolf" author - HESSE, used 95 times
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