| THINMAN | The ?, 1934 Dashiell Hammett novel whose central characters are Nick and Nora Charles (4,3) |
| THETHINMAN | 1934 Dashiell Hammett novel whose central characters are Nick and Nora Charles (3,4,3) |
| IRON | The ?, 1934 biopic starring George Arliss as the Duke of Wellington (4,4) |
| LINEUP | The ?, 1934 novel by Helen Reilly (4,2) |
| HAMMETT | Creator of Nick and Nora Charles |
| ROBOTIC | Read half of a Scott novel and notice central characters are mechanical (7) |
| MALTESE | Dashiell Hammett novel, The ... Falcon |
| SEESAW | Deborah Moggach novel whose central characters are the Price family (6) |
| GIRLS | "The ...", novel by Lori Lansens whose central characters are Rose and Ruby Darlen (5) |
| DASHIELLHAMMETT | Creator of Nick and Nora Charles and Sam Spade |
| THEDANCEOF | Two-part play written in 1900 by August Strindberg whose central characters are husband and wife Edgar and Alice (3,5,2,5) |
| DEATH | Two-part play written in 1900 by August Strindberg whose central characters are husband and wife Edgar and Alice (3,5,2,5) |
| ASTAPHYSICS | Science of interest to Nick and Nora Charles? |
| FALCON | The Maltese ___ 1930 Dashiell Hammett novel featuring the fictional detective Sam Spade |
| NOTCH | The laymen are Nick and Mark (5) |
| NORA | Charles from a Dashiell Hammett novel |
| DAIN | "The ___ Curse" (Dashiell Hammett novel) |
| THEMALTESEFALCON | Dashiell Hammett novel |
| REDHARVEST | 1929 Dashiell Hammett novel set in Personville (3,7) |
| LOY | Myrna ___, actress who played Nora Charles in 1934 comedy-drama film The Thin Man (3) |
