Tls 1026

[tommy-h]

Stuck on a few today.Anybody up for a go?

1dn,She figured tragically in final musician`s song (9) R---H.L.E

9ac,In his treasury at least,this businessman may well have seemed rich like us (5) --R-A

16dn,Playwright who wrote here and there and achieved a profitable position (9)
-O-T-O-S-Y

TIA as always.

[mallyh]

1d rochelle?

[slaney]

16d Ostrovsky...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Ostrovsky

[walgraver]

1D - Rosabelle, I think
16D - Ostrovsky
9A - Surya (clue in the words) ?

[slaney]

Rosabelle - The Lay of the Last Minstrel - Sir Walter Scott

[slaney]

There is a character called Ram Surya in this novel...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Like_Us

[highbury57]

11a He wrote nowhere-being invisible
B*R*E*
What am I missing?

[Captain2]

Berger

https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=Uz0x66mTZzoC

[highbury57]

Thanks. Now I can rest easy.

[tommy-h]

12ac,He had reason to claim"and we have built Jerusalem ..." (8) Nehemiah Jeremiah or Hezekiah ??? Partial to nehemiah for the walls but is it a coin toss.

Sorry about the extra dash on ostrovsky.Also I thought Harvey the rabbit was the invisible being.Excuse laxity in response but tinternet ,Virgin,keeps fading in and out.

[scorpiojo]

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

[tommy-h]

Submitted on wrong thread sorry.Nehemiah correct.thanx all,especially highbury for putting me on right track.Drat that pesky wabbit!!