The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SPILLANE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1955.
Author of hard-boiled books crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPILLANE | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Author of hard-boiled books
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- egg
- hammett
- dashiell hammett
- eggs
- samuel dashiell hammett
- humbug
- spade
- bibliography
- best seller
- write
- softcover
- kedgeree
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