Sunday Express Skeleton Sunday December 17Th 2017

[mazzywazzy]

Stuck on the top ones today. 1a wildlife film? It's gripping. Two words 13 letters so far I've only got?????????C?I? Help please!

[mac44]

crocodile clip?

[mazzywazzy]

I've got I now as the fourth letter so it's ???I?????C?I? I like the clip bit though!

[geevo]

Alligator clip?

[mazzywazzy]

Thanks!

[geevo]

You are very welcome, mazzywazzy, and thanks for BA

[mazzywazzy]

Still got two left!
10a. Pariah gutted about daft girl. 7 letters p???l?s
2d. Film set irate actor CLOSES. 5 letters. L???r.

[geevo]

PH YLLIS

[emmie]

later??

[mazzywazzy]

Thanks geevo. That makes 2 d l?y?r.

[JJ109]

layer (film, set) = (p)layer (actor closes)

[aelmpvw]

2d layer

[geevo]

Thinks - don't offer thanks for BA until thread is closed :)

[JJ109]

@ geevo - it happens to us all
https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Phrases-and-Sayings/Question1584407.html

[filbertfox11]

Layer, but I parsed it another way. Lay=set (as in lay or set the table and then e and r from last letters of iratE and actoR