Mystery writer Lesley

The answer

EGAN

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

Used 12 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1988. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for EGAN

Every other clue in this collection answered by EGAN, most used first.

• Actor Richard - used 52 times, most recently in 2025
• Alaska's first governor - used 51 times, most recently in 2015
• Richard of "A Summer Place" - used 47 times, most recently in 2018
• Novelist Jennifer - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• "A Visit From the Goon Squad" author Jennifer - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• First governor of Alaska - used 18 times, most recently in 2013
• "Manhattan Beach" author Jennifer - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• "Magnet and Steel" singer Walter - used 15 times, most recently in 2008
• Cardinal O'Connor's successor - used 14 times, most recently in 2013
• Pulitzer-winning novelist Jennifer - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Alaska's Governor. - used 13 times, most recently in 1966
• Big Apple cardinal - used 12 times, most recently in 2009
• "Manhattan Beach" novelist Jennifer - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Pulitzer-winning author Jennifer - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• New York cardinal - used 10 times, most recently in 2010
• "A Visit from the Goon Squad" novelist Jennifer - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Richard of "Love Me Tender" - used 9 times, most recently in 2012
• Alaskan governor - used 8 times, most recently in 2000
• Richard of "Pollyanna" - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• "A Visit from the Goon Squad" Pulitzer-winning novelist Jennifer - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Western star Richard - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
• "Diaspora" author Greg - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• New York City cardinal - used 6 times, most recently in 2007

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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