Tls 1097

[Lacapelle]

Struggling this week. Last 2

18a Dramatist whose work is destined to be limited to matinees (6) R???I?

19d Dice player tired or upset (7) ??T?O?T

All advice gratefully received.

[Mamyalynne]

19

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Crosswords/Question1452032.html

[kettledrum]

18a Robert Riskin fits your letters, but I can't see any of his films fitting the 'matinées' bit of the clue.

[dannyk13]

Jean Racine also fits but again can't parse limited to matinees.

[bibblebub]

18a: David Rudkin ??

one of his works is Afore Night Come https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afore_Night_Come

[kettledrum]

Well done, bibblebub! And the D fits with Detroit at 19d.

[bibblebub]

jolly good (don't have the crossword to know for sure where the intersections are)

[Lacapelle]

Thanks to all. 2 wrong anagrams on the part of the setter this week!

[Mamyalynne]

That's poor show.

[kettledrum]

Nor do I, but guess that 19 comes directly after 18, & Lacapelle only had 2 left to do.