US author of hard-boiled detective novels including The Maltese Falcon (1930) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DASHIELLHAMMETT US author of hard-boiled detective novels including The Maltese Falcon (1930) (15)
6% SAMSPADE 'The Maltese Falcon' detective (8) New York Times Apr 28, 2020
5% RUGGED Built for hard use (6) Commuter Oct 6, 2026
5% LORRE Peter -, actor whose roles included Joel Cairo in 1941 film drama The Maltese Falcon (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Sep 7, 2026
5% NOIR Hard-boiled film genre (4) Universal Sep 6, 2026
5% TEC Hard-boiled protagonist (3) Newsday Aug 15, 2026
5% SOFTSPOT Weakness not hard to detect (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 5, 2026
5% SAM Detective Spade of "The Maltese Falcon" (3) LA Times Daily Mar 30, 2026
5% THESTATUETTEISFAKE 'The Maltese Falcon' (18) Newsday Sep 10, 2023
5% DASHIELL __ Hammett, author of The Maltese Falcon (8) The Guardian Weekend Jun 25, 2022
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