The Clue
"Winesburg, Ohio" author (8 letter answer)
The Answer
ANDERSON
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Notes
The answer ANDERSON is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1600 puzzles.
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Definition
ANDERSON as a noun:
1. (Anderson, Sherwood Anderson) = United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
2. (Anderson, Philip Anderson, Philip Warren Anderson, Phil Anderson) = United States physicist who studied the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-)
3. (Anderson, Maxwell Anderson) = United States dramatist (1888-1959)
4. (Anderson, Marian Anderson) = United States contralto noted for her performance of spirituals (1902-1993)
5. (Anderson, Carl Anderson, Carl David Anderson) = United States physicist who discovered antimatter in the form of an antielectron that is called the positron (1905-1991)