Daily Express Keith's Crossword Friday August 9Th 2013

[Blubberboy]

Stuck on two to finish
2D Surviving Corrie Brown R ????i?
10A Novelist and Childrens writer Joan L ??? A?d
Thanks for any help

[factor-fiction]

2d Chesney?

[factor-fiction]

There's also son Joseph - his name is Brown too I think

[Mamyalynne]

Joan Lingard?

[Mamyalynne]

spacing is a bit awry

[factor-fiction]

10 Joan Rothery?

[Mamyalynne]

are those not the letters in the answer?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Lingard

[factor-fiction]

Lingard will be right looking at your link- I could only think of Rothery.
I was working on the basis that letters could be wrong since I the only 7 letter answer I can think of for 2d is Chesney

[factor-fiction]

I wasn't disagreeing with you, mamyalynne,- your answer wasn't there when I typed mine at 14:13

[Mamyalynne]

is fine, just confuddled

[vakayu]

2d Ronnie
10a Lingard

[factor-fiction]

Now I'm confuddled- I thought 2d was 7 letters

[factor-fiction]

Ah so it's surviving Brown in the group The Corries rather than in the soap Corrie

[factor-fiction]

His name is Browne though

[Blubberboy]

Thanks for your help 2D is 6 letters Maybe I have 1A wrong need to do more googles

[Mamyalynne]

You are welcome

[factor-fiction]

Ronnie will be right then if the clue says brownE

[Wharton]

1a Dirleton

[Blubberboy]

Thanks gang got the two now Lingard was right (Thanks) 2D is Ronnie of the Corries group not the soap

[vakayu]

You're welcome.