Jane ___, longtime writer for The New Yorker

MAYER

This Pulitzer-winning journalist often covers politics with sharp insight for a famous magazine.

This clue refers to Jane Mayer, a well-known investigative journalist who has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1995. She’s famous for her in-depth reporting on politics, national security, and corporate influence, including books like Dark Money. The clue is straightforward—no wordplay—just testing your knowledge of prominent magazine writers. If you follow journalism or The New Yorker, her last name should come to mind quickly.