Crossword answer

TWAIN

5 letters · Used for 9 different clues · 11 appearances · Last seen NYT Mini, May 21, 2026

Letter pattern

TWAIN

Starts with T, ends with N · 5 letters

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Clues that lead to TWAIN

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Mark who wrote "Man was made at the end of the week's work, when God was tired"5NYT MiniMay 21, 2026 American author whose life span closely coincided with Halley's comet visits5New York TimesJan 20, 2026 "Life on the Mississippi" memoirist5New York TimesApr 4, 2025 Mark I want to make5Evening StandardNov 7, 2024 Creator of Sawyer and Finn, Mark ___5Daily ThemedMay 4, 2024 Mark ___, author of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"5Daily ThemedSep 29, 2023 Tom Sawyer creator5Eugene ShefferSep 5, 2023 Holding a match for the writer5Evening StandardMay 6, 2022 Mark two5Evening StandardMay 3, 2022

About TWAIN in crosswords

TWAIN is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 11 times in our database across 9 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Mark who wrote "Man was made at the end of the week's work, when God was tired"” in the NYT Mini crossword on May 21, 2026.

Other 5-letter answers

EDGESOuter boundaries INTELSomething gathered by a spy ELIAS__ Sports Bureau: stats giant MOTELPlace to stay ERICA"Fear of Flying" author Jong TREADTrample MASHA“Three Sisters” sister OTHERUnlike the rest ASSAYTest ERRORBlunder (5) MESSYAcrimonious, as a breakup RATONHelping to release one in desert SPOOFLampoon NOISYVociferous

Every appearance of TWAIN (11)

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May 21, 2026

Mark who wrote "Man was made at the end of the week's work, when God was tired" · NYT Mini · 4 Across

Jan 20, 2026

American author whose life span closely coincided with Halley's comet visits · New York Times · 28 Down

Apr 4, 2025

"Life on the Mississippi" memoirist · New York Times · 47 Down

Nov 7, 2024

Mark I want to make · Evening Standard · 4 Down

May 4, 2024

Creator of Sawyer and Finn, Mark ___ · Daily Themed · 43 Down

Sep 29, 2023

Mark ___, author of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" · Daily Themed · 41 Down

Sep 5, 2023

Tom Sawyer creator · Eugene Sheffer · 20 Across

May 6, 2022

Holding a match for the writer · Evening Standard · 14 Across

May 3, 2022

Mark two · Evening Standard · 15 Down

Jan 23, 2020

Tom Sawyer creator · Eugene Sheffer · 38 Across

Nov 7, 2019

Mark I want to make · Evening Standard · 4 Down