I have (I think) completed Tls 1292 but I am not completely sure of the parsing of 4a. The clue is What's either side of The Beach and a Swift novel. The number of letters is given as 9 and I have W-T-R-A-S. I think it's water taps, going on the Swift novel being the Tale of a Tub and a bathtub having taps fitted. However, that's two words and while a beach has water on one side I don't see where taps fit in. I'm not helped by never having read The Beach by Alex Garland, which the capitalisation in the clue suggests may be being referred to. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks all. I hadn't read Waterland either, but it is clearly correct. 8 down, which I had as Synge, must be wrong. In fact it must be Donne/sounds like dun, which is a much better answer.