One of the Greats (6 letters)

{ Answer }

ALFRED

{ Related Clues }

Arne's "The Masque of ___"
Drake or Lunt
Dreyfus or Housman
___ E. Neuman
Noyes or Nobel
Lynn's thespian spouse
Nobel of the Nobel Prizes
Pulitzer winner Uhry
Southwestern N.Y. university

{ Tags }

alfred, arnes, drake, dreyfus, e, greats, housman, lunt, lynns, masque, neuman, nobel, noyes, ny, prizes, pulitzer, southwestern, spouse, uhry, university, winner

{ Notes }

The answer ALFRED is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1200 puzzles.

{ Definition }

ALFRED as a noun:

1. (Alfred, AElfred, Alfred the Great) = king of Wessex; defeated the Danes and encouraged writing in English (849-899)