Tls

[mra1]

stuck on 3 in each of the top right and bottom left corners! viz
One of the Ladies Day girls recalled longing to embrace men ?O???F;
Tory part name for a political novelist ?O???U;
Member states made no changes to an anchient port

Ion maybe overheard what Drake does to a nightingale ?H?P?O??;
Starting for Eldorado with a light heart G?I??;
Trials taken on by Hercules say; stoically ??S???

[bibblebub]

6: ESSAYS - inside ...herculES SAY Stoically...

[Mamyalynne]

Haven't finished but think you have 8d wrong so throwing those others out.

[mra1]

I have Fourteen - thought thatit was 7 magnificent and 7angry men- wrong again no doubt

[Mamyalynne]

Tory part name for a political novelist

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Condon


Con Do N

[Mamyalynne]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12_Angry_Men_(1957_film)

[mra1]

Thank you Bibblebub - never saw that one - makes GAILY for lightheart (I think!!)

[scorpiojo]

What's the letter count for 'Member states....?

[mra1]

8 ????E?O? - never noticed it had deleted itself!

[mra1]

Thanks Mamyalynne - that makes it nineteen!

[Mamyalynne]

Yes

[scorpiojo]

Eudaemon EU + made no

[scorpiojo]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eudaemon

[mra1]

Much obliged Scorpiojo

[Mamyalynne]

5a Doreen

Need, back round 'or' men

[Mamyalynne]

or possibly

D + or + Nee , back ?

[mra1]

Right folks I am thinking that one of the ladies day girls is BOLEYN if only because it has YEN in it and the ion thingy is now ?H?P?O?E

[mra1]

Thanks Mamyalynne - am getting really thick in my old age!

[Mamyalynne]

Don't take my word on 5a, am struggling myself.

[Mamyalynne]

Rhapsode


Drake (arapper) + Ode (to a nightingale)

[Mamyalynne]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_(rapper)