| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| STOUT | Name in detective-story field. |
| DAME | Woman in a hard-boiled detective story |
| DASHIELLHAMMETT | Name in detective fiction |
| ERLE | Name in detective fiction |
| MISTERCHAN | Name in detective fiction |
| ERLE | First name in detective stories |
| ERLE | First name in detective novels |
| ELLERY | First name in detective fiction |
| ARSENE | First name in detective fiction |
| AGATHA | First name in detective fiction |
| NERO | First name in detective fiction. |
| REXSTOUT | Famous name in detective fiction. |
| NERO | First name in detective fiction |
| ERLE | First name in detective fiction |
| ERLE | First name in detective fiction writing |
