Tough, like detectives in noir movies Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HARDBOILED Tough, like detectives in noir movies (10)
7% NEO ___-noir (movie genre) (3)
5% SCRAPES Tough situations (7) Wall Street Journal May 16, 2026
5% BADBREAKS Tough luck (9) Newsday May 14, 2026
5% POSER Tough nut to crack (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 12, 2026
5% TEC Detective, informally (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 7, 2026
5% EYES Detectives (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 5, 2026
5% SUNK Like some detected battleships, in the game Battleship (4) New York Times Midi May 4, 2026
5% SAD Like a three-hanky movie (3) USA Today May 1, 2026
5% ASH Tough wood (3) Thomas Joseph May 1, 2026
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