Literary Twist
The crossword clue "Literary Twist" is answered by OLIVER, a 6-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2017. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
OLIVER
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OLIVER answer page.
Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2017. It appears in 4 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.
- IRONIES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for OLIVER
Every other clue in this collection answered by OLIVER, most used first.
- Twist of fiction - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- "___ Twist" - used 9 times, most recently in 2007
- Director Stone - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
- "Food, Glorious Food" musical - used 7 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.
- Literary spoof - SATIRE, used 20 times
- Oliver Twist, for one - ORPHAN, used 12 times
- Having a twist - IRONIC, used 11 times
- Literary alter ego - MRHYDE, used 10 times
- Literary castaway - CRUSOE, used 10 times
- Oliver Twist, e.g. - ORPHAN, used 10 times
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