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wordsmith's - clues refer to surnames.Forenames are indicated by number of letters.

1.poet of many colours (3,6)
2.Lady of the golden gun (4,6)
3.DOn't cry her name too often (8,5)
4.we assume he is right handed (5,6)
5A profligate poet? (7,7,)
6.Cup holder loses head but gains companion (8, 7)
7Porker takes in small stream (8,7,9)
8something gone wrong loses point (8,4)
9 Sounds like he finished his work (4,510Did he work from home? (1,1,7)
10 CUnning trick adds distress (7,8)
11 Is he a chap for pranks? (6,6)

rombald Sat 05/07/08 21:31

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emeritus
Sat 05/07/08
21:41

2 Britt Ekland ?

emeritus
Sat 05/07/08
21:42

sorry got the letters wrong

Catron
Sat 05/07/08
21:43

That one might be Jane Austen?

Dinkypuzzled
Sat 05/07/08
21:46

4. Colin Dexter ?

JMR27
Sat 05/07/08
21:49

5. Stephen Spender

emeritus
Sat 05/07/08
21:49

10 A E Houseman

JMR27
Sat 05/07/08
21:51

6. Geoffrey Chaucer - saucer minus s + ch (companion of honour)

Ivorbiggun
Sat 05/07/08
21:53

3 Virginia Woolf.

Sir Alec
Sat 05/07/08
21:53

3 Virginia Woolf

JMR27
Sat 05/07/08
21:55

8. Kingsley Amis(s)

JMR27
Sat 05/07/08
22:00

11. Philip Larkin

Catron
Sat 05/07/08
22:01

Pretty sure emeritus is right for the one between 9 and 10 but the surname is HOUSMAN (without the E).

Lie-in King
Sat 05/07/08
22:01

7 Algernon Charles Swin-burn-e

Ivorbiggun
Sat 05/07/08
22:05

11. Philip Larkin.

mamyalynne
Sat 05/07/08
22:08

1 Ted Hughes (hues)

mamyalynne
Sat 05/07/08
22:12

10 William Congreve (con +grieve)

rombald
Sun 06/07/08
17:33

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Thanks everyone for the help with the answers...nearly there now just one or two need more help with.
Rombald

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