Possible Clues:

• A ___ the back
• --- the back
• Get a __ the back
• 'Ah, but Your Land Is Beautiful' author
• 'Too Late the Phalarope' novelist
• Give a ___ the back (congratulate)
• 'Cry, the Beloved Country' novelist Alan
• See 8-Down
• 'Ah, But Your Land is Beautiful' novelist