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This crossword is incredibly difficult - hardest of the year?. I haven't got a clue what's going on!
Stuck with -
Clue 1 - In honour of sexy softy (6) with a misprint I have TOP somewhere in the answer maybe reversed.
Clue 2 - Writer's well, wearing kilt with pocket (6) again with misprint and TOP in the answer maybe reversed
I'm amazed I'm the first to ask for help with this one.

Sticking my neck out here

IN K POT??

Unclued-
clue 1 = to+phat (softy=lofty)
clue 2 = in+k+pot (kilt=kilo)

Good luck-this is indeed extremely difficult.

Thanks both of you. I have now realised that the people's names have to be jumbled. Progress.....!

I'm not doing the crossie; that was just a one-off!

I don't think so. I think you have to know the novel, but am completely baffled. Clue E "arkwright" has to be replaced by "Noah" similarly Clue 5 "Sandra" might be " Black" or "Brack". Without knowing where these characters come from , I find it impossible/ Thereare 13 clues with Christain or surnames that have to be amended.

Arkwright = noah is just wordplay rather than a thematic replacement. One can see how clues are to be modified by considering e.g. clue 10.

Thank you. I can see most of them now, but doesn't make it much easier to solve. There are some very difficult clues

In clue 1 isn't TOP HAT two words - it hasn't been indicated. Also my first 6 misprints are LORUAT. Have I got one wrong? Thanks.

Top-hat can also be hyphenated in C. Yes, your misprints in clue 3 and 4 are wrong.