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• Misery

  King, Stephen, 1947-

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  Stephen King is the most referenced author in crosswords. Misery is one of his most popular books. It tells the thrilling tale of a novelist who finds himself held hostage by a deranged fan under the guise of nursing him back to health after a near…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Cat in the Hat

  Seuss, Dr

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  Dr. Seuss is the 2nd most referenced author. He's known for many popular children's books, like Green Eggs and Ham and Oh, The Places You'll Go! The Cat in the Hat features a giant cat who appears on a boring day, causing mayhem for two children.

• Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

  Twain, Mark, 1835-1910

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  Mark Twain comes in at #3. This classic novel is the story of a nineteenth-century boy whose adventures are exciting, dangerous, and humorous.

• Murder on the Orient Express

  Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976

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  Famed mystery novelist Agatha Christie comes in at #4. In this story, her most popular detective, Hercule Poirot, must solve a murder while trapped on a train that has been halted due to heavy snowfall.

• Middlemarch

  Eliot, George, 1819-1880

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  Victorian era author George Eliot (pen name of Mary Ann Evans) is the fifth most referenced author in crosswords. Middlemarch tells the intersecting stories of residents of a fictional provincial community, and tackles a diverse range of issues,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pride and Prejudice

  Austen, Jane, 1775-1817

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  Jane Austen is #6 on the list. Pride & Prejudice is often cited as one of the most loved books. It is a love story featuring two characters who are on a journey of self-discovery and who learn to overcome first impressions.

• A Is for Alibi

  Grafton, Sue

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  Sue Grafton (#7) is known for her "alphabet series" where each book is titled after the corresponding letter in the alphabet - "A is for Alibi," "B is for Burglar," etc. The first book in the series features a private detective investigating the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

  Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963

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  C.S. Lewis is the eighth most referenced author in crossword puzzles. He's most known for his Narnia series, but also other works like The Screwtape Letters and Mere Christianity. The Chronicles of Narnia series tell the story of a fictional realm…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Picture of Dorian Gray

  Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900

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  Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde comes in at #9 on the list. This Gothic novel revolves around an aristocrat in Victorian times who sells his soul to remain young and beautiful despite the ravages of time and his amoral lifestyle. Dorian Gray's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mrs. Dalloway

  Woolf, Virginia

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  English author Virginia Woolf rounds out the list as the #10 most referenced author in crossword puzzles. Her works are widely considered to have helped inspire feminist movements. Her novel Mrs. Dalloway describes an upper-class woman's interior…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Authors Most Often Mentioned In Crossword Puzzles (Book Riot article)

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  Want to know more about the crossword survey? Check out this article for a summary as well as numerous infographics which break down the results into a number of different categories (more mentioned by genre, newspaper, decade, etc.).