19dn A mainly serious novelist (6) A - S - E - Is it AUSTEN or AUSTER, or something else? Austen (Jane) is much better known, but Auster (Paul) fits better with the wordplay as a shortening of...
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Just stuck on one, any hints would be great
Long, this, like a Mongolian facial feature? (7)
E-ICHIC
I think we need to add an 'ant' to the mix
Thanks in advance...
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