The crossword solutions for the term CANDIDA are SHAVIAN (7 letters) and SHAW (4 letters). Candida is a play written by George Bernard Shaw in 1898. It is a comedy about a young woman, Candida, who is caught between two suitors, one of whom is a clergyman. The play is a commentary on the power dynamics between men and women in Victorian society. Shaw's use of the term 'Shavian' to describe his style of writing has become a part of literary history.