Tls

[dafyddapgwilym]

13a) This playwright lived with an artist (8)
?L?T?H?R gives, presumably, Fletcher - who lived with Beaumont. Why "artist", though?
And 18d has me stumped:
Dramatically a nephew (unknown) replacing son in Dickens? (7)
I have C?A?L?Y.
:(

[roslyn251254]

13a etcher?
18d charleS dickens changes to charleY (charley's aunt / a play ... hence nephew reference)

[mallyh]

charley .....(charleys aunt)

[Captain2]

18d Charles (Dickens) replace S(on) with unknown 'Y' = CHARLEY?

[dannyk13]

Charley ( Charley's Aunt) Charles(Dickens)with s (son) replaced with y(unknown)

[Toorak]

Charley

Y replaces the s in Charles

Charley's aunt

[dafyddapgwilym]

Thanks to all - I guess it's Charley, then.
Still don't really get the parsing of 13a), though...

[Calibax]

13 Fl. (Floreat /lived) + Etcher (artist)

[dafyddapgwilym]

Superstar! Brilliant, Calibax. :)

[dafyddapgwilym]

Aha - but it ain't over till it's over: I am still ultimately stymied by 21d)
Very successful children's author's bargain book announced? (5)
I have S?E??, because I dunno whether 25a) is Bannatyne or Ballantyne.
Haven't enjoyed this one very much...

[roslyn251254]

21d clue doesn't have "childrens" in it
successful author is (danielle) steel ...sounds like steal ... a bargain

Ballantyne (i entered online and that was correct)

[dafyddapgwilym]

Many thanks, roslyn. I sit corrected, and can now go & get a life. Very grateful!

[Mamyalynne]

I couldn't make head nor tail of 25 across either.