Ever Decreasing Circles

[highbury57]

These are in one corner and therefore interconnected.
Tie Anastasia Steele to a bed briefly (5) ****T
The proudest prisoner is like an Edinburgh detective: lacking energy(7) A*****S
airless, aimless artless??? or am I on the wrong track altogether
and Borough citizen who wound up a fruit (7) ****E*S
Over to the help required....

[dannyk13]

1.Ascot

[ichkeria]

Alarbus

That's a bit highbrow :-)

[highbury57]

Highbrow, yes but pretty good!Thanks for both.

[ladyalex]

But it fits, ichkeria.....

[bibblebub]

2: Burgess

(Anthony Burgess - A Clockwork Orange)

[bibblebub]

(don't know why I numbered that as 2)

[highbury57]

Thanks for Burgess. As ever when you see it, it's obvious...but seeing it is the problem!

[bibblebub]

you're welcome