| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| GAT | Protector in hard-boiled fiction |
| CRIMENOVEL | Piece of hard-boiled fiction |
| SPILLANE | Writer of hard-boiled fiction |
| noir | crime fiction featuring hard-boiled cynical characters and bleak sleazy settings |
| noirs | crime fiction featuring hard-boiled cynical characters and bleak sleazy settings |
| noirish | crime fiction featuring hard-boiled cynical characters and bleak sleazy settings |
