Today's clue from the New York Times crossword puzzle is : 19th-century author who wrote 'Vanity working on a weak head, produces every sort of mischief' First let's look and see if we can find any hints in the New York Times crossword puzzle. Then we will gather any relevent information we need in order to find the correct answer to the clue 19th-century author who wrote 'Vanity working on a weak head, produces every sort of mischief' that has been given in the New York Times crossword puzzle. Finally we will list any possible answers here below for the clue 19th-century author who wrote 'Vanity working on a weak head, produces every sort of mischief'.