Answer:

dowd

Answer	Crossword Clue
DOWD	Times columnist Maureen
DOWD	The New York Times columnist Maureen
DOWD	New York Times columnist Maureen

DOWD	Pulitzer-winning columnist Maureen
DOWD	"Harvey" hero
DOWD	Columnist Maureen
DOWD	Stewart's role in "Harvey"
DOWD	Elwood P....: Stewart's "Harvey" role
DOWD	Stewart role in "Harvey"
DOWD	"Harvey" hero Elwood P. ..
DOWD	Mamie Eisenhower, nee ..

DOWD	Elwood P. ..., Harvey's friend.
DOWD	Elwood P. ..., in "Harvey."
DOWD	Elwood P ..., Harvey's friend.
DOWD	Elwood P. of "Harvey."
DOWD	Elwood of "Harvey."
DOWD	Slovenly one.
DOWD	Elwood, in "Harvey"
DOWD	Frump

DOWD	Stewart's "Harvey" role
DOWD	"Harvey" character Elwood P. ...
DOWD	"Harvey" hero Elwood P. ...
DOWD	Sharp-penned Maureen
DOWD	Pulitzer winner Maureen
DOWD	Op-Ed columnist Maureen
DOWD	Pulitzer-winning writer Maureen
DOWD	Columnist once caricatured on the cover of "Brill's Content" holding a lollipop and a machine gun

DOWD	Pulitzer-winning columnist of 1999
DOWD	Old-fashioned woman
DOWD	Op-Ed writer Maureen