The Clue
Crime novelist Rendell (4 letter answer)
The Answer
RUTH
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Notes
The answer RUTH is common and appears about once every 225 puzzles.
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Definition
RUTH as a noun:
1. (Ruth, Babe Ruth, George Herman Ruth, Sultan of Swat) = United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
2. the great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament
3. (commiseration, pity, ruth, pathos) = a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; "the blind are too often objects of pity"
4. (Ruth, Book of Ruth) = a book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married an Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died