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[amalia]

Give essayist name of a composer

H?N?E???N

For Holmes the woman is one from Ireland (Eire) in disguise

?R?N? A???R

[dzug]

Irene Adler

[Misstoddler]

Oh dear, I have historian for your first query. Ian is obvious the name.... I'm only half way through the crossword though so don't count on my being right here.....

[Misstoddler]

Historian is def not right, I had a wrong letter there.

What about Handelian? ie of the composer Handel?

Hand would be "give", ian a name, not sure what the "el" is....

[slaney]

Charles Lamb wrote essays under the name "Elia"
Then "n" for name.