crusader

[ronayne]

15a
E?R?P???S
European Union pride is written about by dramatist

23a
FIRST ????
initial help from the original source

16d
??G ??????
stroke animal to quietly confuse

[bibblebub]

15a) Euripides

[dannyk13]

15a. Euripedes
16d. dog paddle

[penelope2]

Euripides

[JoolsTwo]

15a Euripides?

[bibblebub]

23a) first hand

[JoolsTwo]

23a First Base?

[penelope2]

First Born ?

[JoolsTwo]

I like - First Hand - better. :-))

[ronayne]

thank you all