The Father of the Historical Novel — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 5–letter crossword clue “The Father of the Historical Novel”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 21st Sept 2013. 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 “The Father of the Historical Novel” is SCOTT (5 letters).
We last saw “The Father of the Historical Novel” in NYT Crossword on 21st Sept 2013.
The 5-letter answer for “The Father of the Historical Novel” is SCOTT.
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