The crossword solution for the term 'RAVEN, AUTHOR' is POE, which stands for Edgar Allan Poe. Poe was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his dark and mysterious works of literature. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and of American literature as a whole. His most famous works include 'The Raven, ' 'The Tell-Tale Heart, ' and 'The Fall of the House of Usher.'