5 down
Dr.
No
about
to
ascend
–
meeting
his
maker?
That’s
harsh
(9)
Dr. No about to ascend – meeting his maker? That’s harsh (9)
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How the clue works
You'll want harsh as the definition here, the sort of word you'd pair with laws. For the wordplay, start with DR, then take "No about" as NO plus CA (about), which gets reversed because "to ascend" signals a reversal in a down clue, giving ACON. Finish with IAN for "meeting his maker", since Ian Fleming created Dr. No.