Answer: hardboiled

AnswerCrossword Clue
HARDBOILED

Like Spade or Marlowe (10)

HARDBOILED

Tough as nails

HARDBOILED

Tough: Colloq.

HARDBOILED
Down-to-earth
HARDBOILED
Realistic
HARDBOILEDTough as they come
HARDBOILEDLike many James Cagney characters
HARDBOILEDTough