“Essayist who wrote "Not many sounds in life, and I include all urban and all rural sounds, exceed in interest a knock at the door"”
This clue appeared as 9-Down in the NYT Crossword on Friday, July 3, 2026. The answer has 4 letters.
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The clue “Essayist who wrote "Not many sounds in life, and I include all urban and all rural sounds, exceed in interest a knock at the door"” ran in the NYT Crossword on July 3, 2026 as 9-Down. Its answer is a 4-letter word that starts with E and ends with A, with 3 vowels, which often points to a phrase, a name or a borrowed word.
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What is the answer to the “Essayist who wrote "Not many sounds in life, and I include all urban and all rural sounds, exceed in interest a knock at the door"” clue?+
The answer is ELIA (4 letters), from the NYT Crossword of July 3, 2026.
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