Answer: GENRE
GENRE is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 163 times.
Referring Clues:
- Romance, e.g.
 - Category
 - Style
 - Science fiction, for one
 - Class
 - Art class
 - Mystery or sci-fi
 - Country or folk
 - Variety
 - Art style
 - 26-Across, e.g.
 - Rap or country
 - Video store category
 - Cinema vérité, e.g.
 - Sci-fi, for one
 - Kind
 - Romantic comedies, e.g.
 - Sort
 - Literature class
 - Romance or sci-fi
 - Romance or horror
 - Film noir, e.g.
 - Sci-fi, e.g.
 - Funk or punk
 - Punk, e.g.
 - Romance, for one
 - Pop art or op art
 - Literary category
 - Action or drama, e.g.
 - History or mystery
 - Music category
 - Reading category
 - Library shelf label
 - Horror or how-to, say
 - Literary style
 - Literature category
 - Mystery or history
 - Comedy or tragedy
 - Crunk or funk, e.g.
 - Blues, for one
 - Rock, e.g.
 - Historical fiction, e.g.
 - Type
 - Dramedy, for one
 - Romance, for example
 - Pop or bop
 - See 22-Across
 - Mystery or romance
 - Artistic category
 - Sci-fi or horror
 - Literary type
 - Film noir, for one
 - Artist's category
 - Art category
 - Sci-fi or fantasy
 - Artistic style
 - Tragedy or comedy, e.g.
 - Category of film, music or art, e.g.
 - Jazz or opera, e.g.
 - Classification
 - Arts category
 - Music classification
 - Fiction classification
 - Category of artistic work
 - Mystery, romance or history, e.g.
 - Comedy, sci-fi or romance
 - Heavy metal, e.g.
 - Rap or rock
 - Movie category
 - Music style
 - Country or folk, e.g.
 - Sci-fi or suspense
 - Film class?
 - Writing class?
 - Musical category
 - Mystery or romance, e.g.
 - Literary classification
 - Rock or country
 - Rock or country
 - Film category
 - Noir or comedy
 - Book category
 - Book or film category
 - Sci-fi is one
 - Emo or grunge
 - Movie catagory
 - Art school
 - Funk or punk, e.g.
 - Style of music
 - Rom-com, e.g.
 - Sci-fi or western
 - Reading class?
 - Art grouping
 - Sci-fi or suspense, e.g.
 - Rock or metal
 - Metal or rock
 - History or mystery, e.g.
 - Comedy, drama or how-to
 - Literary grouping
 - Horror or romance, e.g.
 - Artistic classification
 - Music class
 - Romance or mystery, e.g.
 - Sci-fi or romance
 - Category, as of music
 - Category of creative work
 - Sci-fi or horror, e.g.
 - Britcom, e.g.
 - Literature classification
 - Romance or science fiction
 - Comedy, e.g.
 - Bromance or romcom
 - Rom-com or horror
 - Romance or drama, e.g.
 - Horror, e.g.
 - Comedy, sci-fi or drama, e.g.
 - Creative category
 - Comedy or romance, e.g.
 - Mystery or history, e.g.
 - Netflix category
 - Country, drama or folk
 - Alt-country, e.g.
 - Pop or jazz
 - Music style, e.g.
 - Punk or funk, e.g.
 - Romance or comedy, e.g
 - Country or 5-Across
 - Memoir, for one
 - Emo or alt-country
 - Rap or emo
 - Comedy or dramedy
 - Folk or soul
 - Netflix search choice
 - Country or heavy metal
 - Pop or folk, for example
 - Style of music or movies
 - Category in iTunes
 - Horror or humor
 - Humor, e.g.
 - 2-Down, e.g.
 - Fantasy or horror, e.g.
 - Rom-com or mystery, for example
 - Soul, e.g.
 - Any literary category
 - Rock or pop
 - Sorting category in a music app
 - Jazz but not Bulls
 - What the start of 17-, 29-, 45- or 61-Across is, in a bookstore
 - Spotify category
 - Hip-hop or freak folk
 - Britcom or bromance
 - Soul, for one
 - Sandbox or simulation, for video games
 - Ilk
 - Fiction or nonfiction
 - Horror or mystery
 - Library section label
 - Mystery, e.g.
 - Bookstore section
 - Romance or fantasy for example
 - Romantasy, for example
 - Mixing thematic elements and tropes … or a feature of this puzzle?
 - Punk or funk
 
Last Seen In:
- USA Today - October 10, 2025
 - New York Times - September 17, 2025
 - LA Times - July 08, 2025
 - New York Times - April 24, 2025
 - USA Today - January 01, 2025
 - New York Times - November 15, 2024
 - LA Times - December 26, 2023
 - New York Times - December 18, 2023
 - New York Times - October 21, 2023
 - USA Today - October 17, 2023
 - LA Times - September 29, 2023
 - New York Times - August 13, 2023
 - LA Times - April 12, 2023
 - LA Times - March 22, 2023
 - New York Times - January 24, 2023
 - USA Today - January 10, 2023
 - New York Times - December 17, 2022
 - LA Times - October 20, 2022
 - New York Times - April 10, 2022
 - USA Today - March 16, 2022
 
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