[MF] The name SKELTON [the poet] springs to mind - as in 'framework' = skeleton, without the directional 'E' - but that would mean your letter clue is out of line.. Just a thought.

...'cos it's ephemerae, not ephemeral. How very annoying. And well done.

Alright, this is bugging me: Speedy French money? Betsy is.(7) No letters found I'm afraid.

Someone just filled me in: Mercury. Ahduhduhduh.

IMOLA racetrack :o(

Duh :-(. But there is a track called Isola, too.

At last! An Everyman I've been able to complete over a cuppa... not managed that for a while.

I'm jealous. Our crosswords are just boring trivia questions.

Kayl] Okay i can see why Speedy/Mercury might fit, but can't see the relevance of the rest of it I am afraid.

Speedy Frenchy Money.
Quick Argent.
Quicksilver.

Betsy = Elizabeth
Elizabeth = Queen
->Freddie Mercury.

Kayl - that is a really bad clue. So the answer isn't really in the clue. I hate that. Wherever did you find that one > ?

An utterly evil friend gave it to me, he swares it's from an American magazine.

I've been trying some of these at thinks.com... ouch ouch ouch. If anyone knows a site with some beginner-level puzzles, I'd appreciate it. :)
Anyway, this one stumped me: React badly when embraced by one scientist or another (14) -- the answer is BACTERIOLOGIST... the definition makes sense, and I understand 'react badly', but how does the rest of it fit?