| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| POTBOILER | Fine literature it's not |
| SMUT | Great literature it's not |
| KETTLEOFFISH | When it's fine, it's not |
| POTBOILER | Hardly fine literature |
| BELLES | ...-lettres (fine literature) |
| CHICKENSOUP | It's for the soul, in literature |
| VOLGA | In Russian literature it's often prefaced with the word "mother" |
| CAPOTE | He said Beat literature "isn't writing at all - it's typing" |
