Poet whose first names were William Butler (5)

The answer to “Poet whose first names were William Butler (5)” in the The Guardian Quick crossword is YEATS — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Guardian Quick crossword on September 5, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 22-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Poet whose first names were William Butler (5)” answer

YEATS (5 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is YEATS.

When else has “Poet whose first names were William Butler (5)” appeared?

The Guardian Quick reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

September 5, 2026 (most recent) → YEATS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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