Author of hard-boiled books. Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPILLANE Author of hard-boiled books. (8)
8% NOIR Hard-boiled genre (4) USA Today Aug 10, 2025
7% KEDGEREE Hard-boiled eggs and fish dish (8) (8) The Guardian Quick Sep 11, 2025
6% POT A watched one never boils (3) Universal Oct 15, 2025
6% HUMBUG Boiled peppermint sweet (6) (6) Mirror Classic Oct 12, 2025
6% LEMONDROP Boiled sweet (5,4) (9) Mirror Classic Oct 8, 2025
6% SHELLINGOUT Paying for boiled eggs? (8,3) (11) Mirror Cryptic Oct 6, 2025
6% SOCK Hard blow (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 5, 2025
6% TRAVAILED Worked hard (9) The Atlantic Oct 3, 2025
6% WHACKS Hits hard (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 3, 2025
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