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Ah, I think I see it now.

Thanks demeter- I'll plough on. Keep in touch!

So one of the authors is a twentieth-century Anglo-American poet who was awarded the Order of Merit and was a director of a major publishing house. Presumably the other author is the one he "translated" it from.
My three pennorth is:
14a piastre
26a turfier
31a tifoso
Thanks for all the other answers, so far (I hope!).

Managed to finish it. Once the methods of entry are clear, the whole thing is much more straightforward. Still slightly unsure of the parsing of a couple of the answers, though (16 across, anyone)

Demeter 16 is LEGMEN - N (see Chambers).
I've nearly finished but haven't really enjoyed it - a bit of a slog.

Ah yes, thanks.

All clear now.