Clue: Old poet's writing, say, after seeing two churches lined with gold (7)
Answer: CHAUCER
Explanation: Old poet's writing, say, after seeing two churches lined with gold (7)
**R **(one of the misleading three R's – reading, writing and 'rithmetic) "after" **CH **and **CE **(two churches) "lined with" **AU **(gold), so **CH(AU)CE-R