The term ADVISE AND CONSENT AUTHOR is composed of three crossword solutions: DRURY (5 letters), AGREE (5 letters), and ALLENDRURY (10 letters). The first two solutions refer to Allen Drury, an American novelist and journalist who wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Advise and Consent in 1959. The third solution, ALLENDRURY, is a combination of his first and last name. Drury was known for his political fiction, which often focused on the inner workings of the United States government.