Author of David Copperfield

The answer to “Author of David Copperfield” in the The Telegraph Quick crossword is DICKENS — a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Telegraph Quick crossword on September 6, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 15-Down. 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.

“Author of David Copperfield” answer

DICKENS (7 letters)

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What does DICKENS mean?

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

When else has “Author of David Copperfield” appeared?

The Telegraph 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 6, 2026 (most recent) → DICKENS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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