Answer:

pulps

AnswerCrossword Clue
PULPSCheap books
PULPSCrushes to mush
PULPSCheap reads
PULPSDime novels
PULPSCheap novels
PULPSFleshy fruit parts
PULPSSci-fi mags of old
PULPSEarly Asimov outlets
PULPSPopular magazines.
PULPSSoft piths.
PULPSCertain magazines.
PULPSCertain magazines
PULPSCheap magazines
PULPSDime novels and such
PULPSReduces to mush
PULPSFruit parts
PULPSCheap magazines and dime novels, e.g.
PULPSCheap mags
PULPSPenny dreadfuls