___ May Oliver

The answer

EDNA

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EDNA answer page.

Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2002; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for EDNA

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• Author Ferber - used 229 times, most recently in 2026
• Poet St. Vincent Millay - used 131 times, most recently in 2026
• Novelist Ferber - used 128 times, most recently in 2026
• Writer Ferber - used 117 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ St. Vincent Millay - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
• "Giant" author Ferber - used 52 times, most recently in 2025
• Dame __ Everage - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• "Show Boat" author Ferber - used 47 times, most recently in 2024
• Ferber - used 39 times, most recently in 1995
• "Hairspray" mom - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Poet Millay - used 35 times, most recently in 2011
• Mystery writer Buchanan - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Writer Buchanan - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
• Actress Best - used 28 times, most recently in 2022
• "Giant" writer Ferber - used 26 times, most recently in 2022
• Funny Dame - used 25 times, most recently in 2016
• "So Big" author Ferber - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Millay - used 24 times, most recently in 1983
• Novelist O'Brien - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Best or Ferber - used 23 times, most recently in 2012
• Best of theater - used 21 times, most recently in 2008
• Ferber of fiction - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Girl's name. - used 18 times, most recently in 1968
• Miss Millay. - used 18 times, most recently in 1996
• Bart's teacher - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• "Show Boat" novelist Ferber - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• "The Simpsons" teacher Krabappel - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Crime writer Buchanan - used 16 times, most recently in 2016
• Best of the theater - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
• Irish author O'Brien - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
• Actress Purviance - used 13 times, most recently in 2009
• Ferber or Millay - used 13 times, most recently in 2003
• Irish novelist O'Brien - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Tracy's mom in "Hairspray" - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Crime novelist Buchanan - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Ferber who wrote "Show Boat" - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Flamboyant Dame - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
• Krabappel of "The Simpsons" - used 11 times, most recently in 2020
• Miss Ferber. - used 11 times, most recently in 1996
• Pulitzer-winning poet ___ St. Vincent Millay - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• "So Big" novelist Ferber - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Ferber or Best - used 10 times, most recently in 2014
• Ferber or O'Brien - used 10 times, most recently in 2012
• "So Big" writer Ferber - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Actress ___ May Oliver - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• Author O'Brien - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Mrs. Krabappel - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
• Mystery author Buchanan - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Teacher Krabappel on "The Simpsons" - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Dame played by Barry Humphries - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• ___ Krabappel (Bart Simpson's teacher) - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• "Laverne & Shirley" character Babish - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• "The Country Girls" novelist O'Brien - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• "The Facts of Life" mentor Garrett - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Writer O'Brien - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• Author Buchanan - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Best of Hollywood - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Ferber of "Giant" fame - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
• Millay or Ferber - used 7 times, most recently in 2001
• Mode of "The Incredibles" - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Pulitzer winner Ferber - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• "Show Boat" writer Ferber - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• "The Incredibles" fashion designer Mode - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Tracy Turnblad's mom, in "Hairspray" - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• ___ Turnblad ("Hairspray" role) - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Bart's teacher Krabappel - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Comedic Dame - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• Dame ___ - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Made-up Dame - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Novelist Buchanan - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• "The Lonely Girl" writer O'Brien - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
• Tracy's mother in "Hairspray" - used 6 times, most recently in 2021

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.

• They may clash - EGOS, used 78 times
• May honorees - MOMS, used 69 times
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• "May It Be" singer - ENYA, used 47 times
• To ___ it may concern - WHOM, used 45 times
• Oliver Twist's request - MORE, used 40 times

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