Tls 1336

[pomona]

4d Writer who's above stealing drop of red for debauched hedonist (4) G?E?

6d Vessel coming around in narrow estuary at the front (5) C?I?E

23a Heroic tragedy exponent needing drink to get Potter half-cut! (6) ?R?D?N Dryden?

[fiction-factory]

dry den(nis) looks good

[dannyk13]

Is there a theme:-
6d,Caine- c(oming)+ a(round) +i(n) +e(stuary) ?

[fiction-factory]

Caine looks good- first letters in Coming Around In Narrow Estuary. Caine was a vessel in a book (The Caine Mutiny)

[pomona]

No theme as such but caine looks good c a i n e from the first letters. Not sure where vessel comes in. Thanks danny

Thanks fiction-factory for confirming dryden

[fiction-factory]

I assume it's this Dryden but I'm not certain
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dryden

[donny48]

4 Grey

[donny48]

Gey is alteration of gay, adverb
drop of red = r
grey = writer of western novels

[aelmpvw]

23a den from dennis potter

[pomona]

Thank you donny48

[Mamyalynne]

4d Gray - R(ed) in Gay

'Writer above' refers to the quote @ 3d

(Dorian) Gray - Hedonist.

[Mamyalynne]

Hope you look back in Pomona, especially if you are entering.