Sunday Express Skeleton 9Th March 2025

[Frustrate]

Brain drain again. Help please

3d Recovered work line 11 letters ????????o??

4d Are they thought discerning? 11 letters ????????e??

2a Ones burning desire. 9 letters?????????

29a Convert takes first shot. Blast. 9 letters ??????a?e

Hope someone can put me out of my misery. Thank you. Frustrate 

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[mallyh]

4d mindreaders

2a pyromania

[mallyh]

3d seen as .....rope

[Sam1960]

4. mind-readers  ?

2. pyromania

[scorpiojo]

3 Rope

[mallyh]

29a translate

[Frustrate]

Many thanks as usual for all the help but the grid is difficult to understand this week. Can you help again please with...

18a Wrongful arrest? An error. Think it could be "mistake" but can't work out how it fits the grid.

19a Nitwit taking selenium in secret. 6 letters ????et

27a Love letters in code? A ruse 4 letters ???? Hope I can finish it now! Frustrate 

 

[newmodarmy]

Clo se t

[newmodarmy]

Any letters for 28a? 

[newmodarmy]

Sorry- 18a

[newmodarmy]

Dear.... hidden in clue?

[newmodarmy]

CoDEARuse

[1ozzy]

27a dear

Hidden in the clue

[mallyh]

18a misapprehension

[newmodarmy]

That sounds right. I guess it's not 7 letters then. I realise with skeletons the letter counts can be uncertain

[Frustrate]

What would I do without your help folks?! I would never have guessed 18a was 15 letters long. Will try and do better next week. Thanks again for your help. Frustrate