"Alice in Zombieland" author ___ Showalter

The answer to “"Alice in Zombieland" author ___ Showalter” in the New York Times crossword is GENA — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 2, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 28-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.

“"Alice in Zombieland" author ___ Showalter” answer

GENA (4 letters)

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Why the answer is GENA

GENA is the 4-letter solution that fits ""Alice in Zombieland" author ___ Showalter" in the NYT Crossword crossword on May 2, 2026 (28-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does GENA mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of GENA is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “"Alice in Zombieland" author ___ Showalter” appeared?

New York Times 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.

May 2, 2026 (most recent) → GENA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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