Sunday Times Cryptic 4682 Sunday February 21St 2016

[herbage]

19a nasty dog's very old and fast(10) looks like malevolent. very old=vo, fast=lent but dog=male?
6d one artist has some old books - there's work to be done here(2,4) looks like in tray. one artist=ira about NT but y unaccounted for

[Mamyalynne]

6 Man Ray - Artist

i Ray - NT

[Lie-in King]

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/dog

^Def 3

I thought - In-tray - 'I' (one) + 'N(ew) T(estament)' (in) '(Man) Ray' (artist)

[herbage]

thanks

[scorpiojo]

Dog = a male of the species

[Neveracrossword]

Chambers gives 'male' under one of the definitions for Dog.