spectator 1900

[yellow12]

still stuck on a few-help please
38a female character with hairstyle 5 RH??E
39a mater hater's preferred painter ???C??? possibly ends in i
29d diamonds and clubs held by one bridge player 3
30d don the priest comically stripped and dressed 7
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thanks-also any haints re quote

[Rollo]

29d Ice

[Rollo]

38a Rho da

[kayakamina]

Re the quote-

1900 in Roman Numerals = MCM which are the initials of the author.

[DocHH]

Hello yellow12
29d CAMILLO anagram of comically minus the outer letters C & Y, as indicated by "stripped" and "dressed" in the clue.

What do most crossword addicts have? This person evidently did not know any cruciverbalists.

[Quizmonster]

39a. Electra