| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SPILLANE | Writer of hard-boiled mysteries. |
| SPILLANE | Writer of hard-boiled fiction |
| DASHIELLHAMMETT | "Hard-boiled" writer |
| SPILLANE | Mystery writer, hard-boiled type. |
| CRIMENOVEL | Piece of hard-boiled fiction |
| SPILLANE | Author of hard-boiled books. |
| CAIN | Novelist of the hard-boiled school. |
