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ANA (ANN-uh)

1. A collection of anecdotes about a person or place

2. A collection of various materials that reflect the character of a person or place

Common clues: Literary miscellany; Literary olio; Literary assortment; Anecdote collection; Collection of anecdotes, e.g.

Crossword puzzle frequency: 3 times a year

Frequency in English language: 12553 / 86800






Such collections, or Ana, have been made in all ages, and in every country where literature has been cultivated. In modern times, Ana has been used to denote collections, either of remarks by celebrated individuals in conversation, or of extracts from their note-books, letters, or even published works - or generally, of particulars respecting them. Of these collections Voltaire has said, in his wicked way, that we are indebted for them, for the most part, to those bookmakers who live on the follies of the dead.

- from the Introduction to “The Percy Anecdotes”.



A collection of various materials that reflect the character of a person or place…




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ANA (690) 91 Tu+ >1 06 Santa ___ winds

52 Th- >1 02 Santa ___

37 Tu >1 09 Literary collection

29 Tu+ >1 09 Santa ___, Calif.

29 We >1 08 Santa ___, California

20 Mo+ >1 99 Santa ___, CA

16 We >1 09 Anecdotal collection

15 We+ >1 06 Gasteyer of "Saturday Night Live"

13 We- >1 06 Literary olio

12 We+ >1 04 Actress Alicia

12 We- >1 02 Actress ___ Alicia

12 Mo+ >1 03 Gasteyer of "SNL"

9 Mo >1 02 Collection of anecdotes

7 We >1 07 Get ___ for effort ANE

7 We- >1 04 Japanese airline

7 Th- >1 06 Literary assortment

7 Th+ >1 02 Suffix with Shakespeare

6 We >1 07 Alicia of "Falcon Crest"

6 We- >1 04 Bibliographical suffix

6 Th- >1 07 Literary bits

5 We+ >1 07 A California Santa

5 Th- >1 06 California Santa

5 We+ >1 03 California's Santa ___ winds

5 We- >1 99 Collection SET

5 Tu- >1 98 Literary snippets