Ground to a halt. Kick start needed.
Who the 'eck will Ron Glum marry? An old African (7) E******
A learner with a car-a happy man apparently(8) L*******
I am not sure how literary the answers might be. The bottom half of the solution which I have got is for from consistent. Over to those with brains....
I've got stuck with one left ... the "Dawood's translation" clue (4d). I have S-R- which I'm fairly confident about but no clue at all what it is. Anyone?