Literary characters

[tpw536w]

3)Underwear with viler entanglement had only one leg (4,4,6)
5)See service trouble one beloved by Ridd (5,5)
10)With packaging from Oz, he did a far, far better thing than he had ever done (6,6)
18)One gold lick becomes employer of three musicians (3,4,4)
23)Girl with cash is given an extra coin to have interest in Bond (4,10)
26)Dowager dog starver (3,6,7)

8) 24 hours on an island with Selfirk's new source (3,6)
(someone told me Man Friday at work, but I don't understand the new source bit)

Thanks for any help

[johnalex]

3. Long John Silver

[kentishbear]

23) Miss Moneypenny ?

[kempie]

23) Miss Moneypenny
26) Old Mother Hubbard

[johnalex]

26. Old Mother Hubbard

[SYRAC]

Can't see why except for Ridd
5) Lorna Doone

[johnalex]

18. Old King Cole . . . . anag

[kempie]

5) Lorna Doone

[kempie]

10) Sydney Carton

[SYRAC]

8) isle of MAN + 24 hours = 1 day ie FRIDAY

[tpw536w]

Thanks so much everyone, can anyone explain No 8 please

[tpw536w]

Thanks syrac

[johnalex]

8. Explained > . . . Alexander Selkirk from "Seeking Robinson Crusoe" by Timothy Severin, castaway on a desert island for four years (like Man Friday).

[tpw536w]

Explained well Johnalex, Thanks

[Quizmonkey]

I think you'll find 10 is Sidney not Sydney.

[tpw536w]

Thanks quizmonkey will check

[kempie]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Carton

[kettledrum]

To return to (8)...Crusoe is an anagram of source.

[johnalex]

Thanks Kettledrum - hadn't spotted Crusoe<>source. ja