(5a) Irish writer, aka Marie born in Co. Donegal. (6, 8) _ _ _ _ _ S O _ _ _ A _ N _ .
(5d) Has a feeling he may come to more than five (6) _ _ _ S _ S.
(6d) Covering up the gas works perhaps? (6) _ _ _ T _ E .
(8a) Lied about Eric the Python perhaps? (4) I _ _ _ .
(9a) It's just fantastic fish. (5) _ _ _ L _ .