The crossword solutions for the term ANTHEM AUTHOR are AYN (3 letters), RAND (4 letters), KEY (3 letters), STOOD (5 letters), and FRANCISSCOTTKEY (15 letters). AYN Rand was a Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter. She is known for her two best-selling novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. Rand's philosophy of Objectivism has had a major influence on American culture. Francis Scott KEY was an American lawyer, author, and amateur poet from Maryland. He wrote the lyrics to the United States' national anthem, 'The Star-Spangled Banner'. KEY witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry by British ships of the Royal Navy in Baltimore Harbor during the War of 1812 and was inspired to write a poem which was later set to music and became the national anthem.