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1 Across, Pose about getting an award for TV drama (6)

4 Across, Found line on animal in reference book (7)

9 Across, Unexpected police operation traps cunning criminal at last (9)

12 Across, Writer includes Old Testament rubbish on Egypt's foremost ruler (9)

Compiler - POINS

Manythanks

1 sit c OM

12 Across POTENTATE

12a p OT en tat E

9 across STARTLING

9 startling

4 located

14a: located = found (def)
l - line
cat - animal
OED - reference book

parsing
L with Cat inside OED (oxford English dictionary - reference books)

Parsing for startling

police operation (sting)
cunning (art)
L (last letter of criminaL