Struggling, with NW corner, especially:
1ac) Observer piece from reporter in major trouble (3,7) - first word seems to be B?G - and
3d) Pen new best-seller or write only occasionally (6,8) - I have ??B???, then ??E?S?L?
And while we're at it, I cannot get my head around 7d): Hope initially to return and take in hit play. It ends in A...
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