Mystery writer's prize
The crossword clue "Mystery writer's prize" is answered by EDGAR, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
EDGAR
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EDGAR answer page.
Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 6 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.
- EDGARAWARD (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for EDGAR
Every other clue in this collection answered by EDGAR, most used first.
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- Ventriloquist Bergen - used 24 times, most recently in 2018
- Mystery writers' award - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Mystery-writing award - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Poe's first name - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- J. ___ Hoover - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
- Poe or Bergen - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
- Hoover's middle name. - used 10 times, most recently in 1999
- Whodunit award - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
- __ Rice Burroughs - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
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- Mystery prize - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Award named for Poe - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
- Candice's dad - used 7 times, most recently in 2009
- Candice's father - used 7 times, most recently in 2005
- Poet Guest - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Award for mystery writers - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Impressionist Degas - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Rocker Winter - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Whodunit writer's award - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
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.
- Prize - AWARD, used 52 times
- Pageant prize - TIARA, used 48 times
- Prize money - PURSE, used 45 times
- Mystery writer Marsh - NGAIO, used 38 times
- __ Peace Prize - NOBEL, used 37 times
- Pulitzer Prize category - DRAMA, used 34 times
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