TLS 886

[walgraver]

Having trouble with this one.
13A Like Olive Schreiner's study (7). I have O?E?R?? - looks like overrun ?
18A Sort of fortune left by Walter Besant (8) I have ?L?????S
28A Eponymous hero of Crompton (Richmal ?) and heroine of Nabokov, may suggest this royal union (8) I have S?N?R???
9D lectures on the fine arts delivered ex cathedra by ___ ___ from the New-Drop at the Old Bailey (Cobbett, Political Register) (9,5) I have ?R?F?S???, K?T?? - Professor somebody ?

[tommy-h]

13ac,oneiric
18ac,I have ?L?r?O?S thinking glorious?
28ac,?
9dn,same

[tommy-h]

28,synarchy

[tommy-h]

Katya?

[tommy-h]

what do you have for17dn?I have ascender.

[Valanne]

9d Professor Ketch

[tommy-h]

thank you for that valanne nearly blundered-forgot to enter my own answer in the grid whoops!!

[Valanne]

You're welcome Tommy. Should be thanking google really!

[tommy-h]

thought I had it licked but 2 wrong dont see where.tough one.

[tommy-h]

22dn,those of Powys expected to be mature(6)Letters,?P?L?S I have apples but cant find the proof.Any help out there?

[Valanne]

John Cowper Powys wrote a novel entitled Apples Be Ripe.

[tommy-h]

only reference I could find was he liked to pick the fruit of literature.Ah well Ive double checked em all still cant find my errors.Hope its not another classic times cockup,am I allowed to say that?

[Valanne]

Sorry, made a mistake, it was written by Llewelyn Powys. It came up in the list for J C Powys and I didn't notice the change of name.

[vallaw]

13a oneiric, 28a synarchy, 9d ketch I think.

[themelthorpe]

18A - The Glorious Fortune - Besant . . . . very obscure indeed!