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[Spaghetti]

For the third week running I find myself with two clues left and nowhere to go.

10ac Historian, statesman and author, but not really liked (6) ??E?E

6dn Kid's servant said to be involved in tragedy (5) P???O

Can anyone help, please?

[johnalex]

10a Please clarify lettering

[Spaghetti]

I'm not sure what's unclear. If you prefer - instead of ? for blanks, then:

- - E - E

P - - - O

[Spaghetti]

Sorry, i get your point! 10 across is 5 letters, not 6, Sorry!

[wallacia]

you have (6) letters for 10a.

[kettledrum]

6d Pedro .... Hieronimo's servant in The Spanish Tragedy by Thomas Kyd

[kettledrum]

10a Dilke ?

[Spaghetti]

Thanks kettledrum. I did look at the Spanish Tragedy, but the only list of characters I found didn't give the servant a name.

I'm absolutely sure about my 2 E's for the other one, so Dilke can't be right, I'm afraid.

[Spaghetti]

...but I now have D - E - E

[kettledrum]

Ah, well ! just a thought .....

[kettledrum]

Hi Spaghetti! I've just looked at your crossword on the Times Crossword Club site ....
7d (I remember) Adlestrop ... poem by Edward Thomas

[Spaghetti]

Blow me! I thought I knew that poem so i didn't look it up. I knew the poem, but not how to spell Adlestrop!

Thanks again, kettledrum. I'll happily go with Dilke now!

[kettledrum]

I'm glad we're both happy now! Of course, I couldn't just stop at 'your corner', and am wondering about ...

1a Dictator of constant novel, we hear (5)

I understand about the dictator, but 'constant novel' ? Can you explain, please?

[pcoles]

Just on the last point, "Adolf" is a novel by Benjamin Constant...

[kettledrum]

Thanks, pcoles .... I see it's Adolph (which deals 'we hear') so it's all clear now.