3d- french acrobat who crossed niafra falls on a tight rope
11d- 2005 album by british sea power
16d- pseudonym of eric arthur blare
22d- viet nann vetron hero of david morrel first blood
40d- alluvial land between the rivers ganges and yamuna
43a- british group advocating democratic socialism
I agree totally nocturnalme, this is at least the third one today, who has done this (that is unless it is the same person using aliases) and they have all asked for 1/6 of the puzzles clues. Strangely they have all been for MOS. It is pure laziness and I am convinced they are not crossword addicts, just idle sods out to make a quick buck!