Tls 1561

[RCC49]

12 across - Ford maybe married to girl, in a 1990s sequel to Victorian books (9, 5) A?T?M?T?D?L???

25 across - Another Victorian author? Yes, in America, and no good with English (5) Y?N?E

[Lie-in King]

12a Automated Alice - 'auto (Ford, maybe) mated (married) Alice (girl)'
25a Yonge - 'yo (US "yes") n(o) g(ood) E(nglish)'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated_Alice
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Mary_Yonge