Crossword clues for Authority.:AUTHORAnonymous one, sometimesAUTHORCreatorAUTHORIZEROne who sanctions an actionAUTHORSLewis and ClarkeAUTHORTouring pro, perhapsAUTHORPartner in merger #3 (2 letters)AUTHORBacon or LambAUTHORCurtain call on a first night.AUTHOROne who decides on sentences?AUTHORLondon or Manchester, e.g.AUTHORSClassic card gameAUTHORBudd Schulberg, for instance.AUTHORNovelist, e.g.AUTHORNovel producerAUTHORAppreciative cry after a playAUTHORAudience cryAUTHORSpine lineAUTHORSAsch, Wouk, Yerby, et. al.AUTHORPlaywright, e.g.AUTHORHanya Yanagihara, for the novel "A Little Life"AUTHORWolfe or WoolfAUTHOROne with a bylineAUTHOROpening-night callAUTHORITYHoyle, for oneAUTHORStephen King or Ellery QueenAUTHORSCreatesAUTHORSCard game.AUTHORSwift or CraneAUTHORS38-Across and othersAUTHOROften-doubled cry at a playAUTHORIZESanctionAUTHORPenAUTHORWith 24-Across, 1962 P. G. Wodehouse bookAUTHORIZERGranter of a privilege.AUTHORSTakers of book toursAUTHORSKing and Queen, e.g.AUTHOREDComposedAUTHORSStorytellersAUTHORJ.K. Rowling, for oneAUTHORManuscript producerAUTHORLamb or BaconAUTHORIZESEmpowersAUTHORCreateAUTHORIZEO.K.AUTHOREDWrote autobiographyAUTHORWith 26-Across, 1982 Al Pacino filmAUTHOROrwell or WellsAUTHOREDPennedAUTHORCard catalog datumAUTHORITISWriter's ailment?