Ft Crossword

[pega]

12a Novelist runs to checkpoint Charlie, say 7 ??r????
16a miss out after having nothing during short month 4 4 ??a? ????
36a/37a First of the chickens moulting as programme finish 7 4 ?l?s?n? ?o?n
38a Illumination coming in through home country 7 b???h?y
17a Non-Flier embraces novelist and model 11 e?m???????e
My Thanks for help

[Toorak]

38 blighty

[donny48]

36 closing down

[Toorak]

36 closing down

[JJ109]

Barrier
Joan sims
Closing Down
Blighty
Emmannuelle

[Lie-in King]

12a Barrie-r(uns)
16a Joan Sims - anag 'miss' (after) 'o' (nothing, in) 'Jan(uary)'
36,37a Closing down - 'c(hickens; first)' + 'losing down'
38a Blighty - 'light' (in) 'by' (through)
17a Emmannuelle (themed) - '(Thomas) Mann' (in) 'emu' + 'Elle (McPherson; model)'

[dannyk13]

36/37 C losing down