“Classic poem whose sole surviving manuscript is kept in the British Library”
This clue appeared as 2-Down in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, March 21, 2026. The answer has 7 letters.
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The clue “Classic poem whose sole surviving manuscript is kept in the British Library” ran in the NYT Crossword on March 21, 2026 as 2-Down. Its answer is a 7-letter word that starts with B and ends with F, 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 “Classic poem whose sole surviving manuscript is kept in the British Library” clue?+
The answer is BEOWULF (7 letters), from the NYT Crossword of March 21, 2026.
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We have seen it 1 time in the NYT Crossword.
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