The Clue
Like "Beowulf," in brief (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ANON
Tags
Notes
The answer ANON is very common and appears about once every 31 puzzles.
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Erelong
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Prolific auth.
Prolific author
Quotation notation
Right away
Shortly, to a bard
Soon, to a bard
Soon, quaintly
"Author" of the observation, briefly
Author unknown, for short
"___, good nurse!": Juliet
Oft-quoted auth.
Quotation designation: Abbr.
"I'll send for you ___": Othello
Like most bathroom graffiti: Abbr.
Definition
ANON as a noun:
1. (sweetsop, anon, sugar apple) = sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds
ANON as an adverb:
1. at another time; "ever and anon"
2. (old-fashioned or informal) in a little while; "see you anon"