### Clue: German writer's progress with English article (6)
### Answer: GOETHE 
 ### Explanation: German writer's progress with English article (6)
**GO** (progress) + **E**(nglish) + **THE** (article) 
*Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), whose most celebrated works include "The Sorrows of Young Werther" and "Faust".