| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Movie genre | Eugene Sheffer | 18 Feb 2021 |
| Genre of 'The Big Sleep' and 'Kiss Me Deadly' | New York Times | 01 Oct 2020 |
| Four neighbouring characters, one entering wood -- dark entertainment | The Telegraph Cryptic | 22 Sep 2019 |
| Sheet iron reshaped in entertaining form | The Sun Two Speed | 12 Aug 2019 |
| Dark cinema genre | The Sun Two Speed | 12 Aug 2019 |
| Dark movie genre [12,13,14,15] | New York Times | 19 Mar 2019 |
| Hard-boiled genre | The Washington Post | 19 May 2018 |
| Martin Scorsese's Las Vegas-set | The Guardian Speedy | 25 Feb 2018 |
| 43 Down genre | Newsday | 05 Aug 2017 |
| "Double Indemnity" genre | LA Times Daily | 21 Feb 2015 |
| "Double Indemnity" or "The Big Sleep" | ||
| "The Maltese Falcon," e.g. | ||
| Heavy genre | ||
| Grim movie genre | ||
| 50's movie style |