Sir Lancelot 545

[fenman123]

Only 1 left and here it is

Wife became ill and let out a howl. (6) _A_L_N

Can you also provide how you solved it please.

I'm not sure if HOWL is an anagram, or if AIL is involved as in became ill....ailed

[wardlaw]

W(ife) ailed

[Lie-in King]

15a W(ife)-ailed

[Mojo-Jo-Jo]

w-ailed

[fenman123]

Thats what I thought, but from 8 down, which is

Champion of South America in less than refined surroundings. (8) Which I get as Prisoner...................PERON (IS)

This gives the last letter to my initial question as an N, so cannot be WAILED, of course Prisoner may(probably is) be wrong, any more ideas?

[Lie-in King]

8d Crusader - 'S(outh) A(merica)' (in) 'cruder' (less refined)

[fenman123]

Thanks Lie-in King

Maybe I was being too "clever" thinking about South American/ Argentinian champions, I suppose this with a subtle change to the clue then Prisoner could be a good answer, maybe one for compilers to think about.