Answer: trillin

AnswerCrossword Clue
TRILLINNew Yorker columnist Calvin
TRILLINKC native who put Bryant's on the literary map
TRILLINEssayist Calvin
TRILLIN"Alice, Let's Eat" author
TRILLIN"With All Disrespect" humorist
TRILLIN"With All Disrespect" essayist
TRILLINLongtime columnist for The Nation
TRILLIN"American Fried" writer Calvin