Author Bennett is an American author and playwright best known for his works such as 'The Book of Mormon' and 'The Color Purple'. His full name is Christopher John Bennett, and he has won numerous awards including the Pulitzer Prize, TONY Award, and the National Book Award. His crossword solutions include CERF (4 letters), which stands for Christopher Edward Bennett, his middle name and initials; HAL (3 letters), which stands for Harold Allen Bennett, his father's name; and TONY (4 letters), which stands for TONY Award, one of the awards he has won.