Novelist once captured by cannibals — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 8–letter crossword clue “Novelist once captured by cannibals”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 13th Sept 2002. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Novelist once captured by cannibals” is MELVILLE (8 letters).
We last saw “Novelist once captured by cannibals” in NYT Crossword on 13th Sept 2002.
The 8-letter answer for “Novelist once captured by cannibals” is MELVILLE.
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