The answer to the crossword for the term 'Revolutionary Road Writer' is Yates, a five-letter word. Richard Yates was an American novelist and short story writer, best known for his 1961 novel Revolutionary Road. He wrote several other novels, including The Easter Parade and A Special Providence, as well as two collections of short stories. Yates was a highly acclaimed writer, winning the National Book Award for Fiction in 1962 for Revolutionary Road.