Help Please

[noviceman1]

Hi to all my friends(hopefully) at the answer bank
Fancy writer in house briefly,according to agent 5a) (6)
I have ??s???
And
Breakup converted salt mine Dutch initiated.5down (9)
I have not got any letters for this yet.
?????????
Short breakdown would help me if poss please.

[emeritus]

2 Dismantle (anagram of Salt Mine + D)

[dannyk13]

5d.Dismantle (anagram ofD(utch) +salt mine)

[aelmpvw]

dismantle

[MargoTester]

Author?
Dismantle -anagran

[dannyk13]

Desire - i(writer) inside des re(s)

[MargoTester]

Oops - whAt a prat I am

[dannyk13]

Is that a clue Margo? :-)

[MargoTester]

No Danny it's a fact

[retrocop]

I thought a prat was a small fish minus (S)cales !!! :)

[MargoTester]

Morning Retro - see the op hasn't affected your humour. You Ok today?

[retrocop]

Feeling top of the world thanks margo. Them old sawbones may have cut out a bit of me gizzards but they can't cut out my sense of humour fortunately. xx

[MargoTester]

What a wonderful word is gizzard - don't hear it very often these days

[retrocop]

Well I be half country stock(Devonian) my dear.

[dannyk13]

Dinosaur from the Jurassic coast then Retro.

[retrocop]

No.Devonshire dumpling from Dawlish :)

[MargoTester]

Don't pick on Retro Danny he's been poorly - you headache is definitely on the mend. Lunch calls , see you later

[dannyk13]

:-)