"The Waste Land" poet Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Monday, May 8, 2017 · 56-Down
Appeared in 6 New York Times Crosswords between March 1998 and May 2017.
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British poet (born in the United States) who won the Nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965)
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