Drag letters from the pool into “Your Answer”, then reorder them to match the solution.
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Think of a short name associated with espionage literature from the UK.
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??? is a short form of the male given name Leonard.
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The clue refers to ??? Deighton, a well-known British author famous for his spy novels, including 'The Ipcress File.' The answer is simply his first name, '???.'
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The answer to “Spy novelist Deighton” in the New York Times puzzle September 24 2025 is LEN. Quite straight and simple! Complete your daily NYT Mini challenge with this solution.
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