This was right up my street - except for 8D. American writer, John Des ?s?a?s??. Wrote a trilogy. Any ideas anyone please? Thanks, M.
PS Can`t remember having time for crosswords on this day ever before ! Going away tomorrow. M
Many thanks AB. I vaguely recall hearing of John Dos Passos. There was a space between the d and the s, so I just guessed -wrongly! - at Des, as in Des Moines. Happy Christmas, M.