Sorry chrise, I was away having dinner.
The poet (I had originally as Spenser) was born 1909, died 1995 .He was knighted. The Nail refers to "Jimmy Nail". HOpe that helps.
Good morning all - found this weeks puzzle quite challenging. Help would be appreciated:- 3D *o**/*u*t*e/*o/p "Starter kept colour, must be unusual" and 6D ***e/*u*e* "Detect that internal electronic song has been tweaked"