Sunday Express Skeleton Sunday 27Th January

[Frustrate]

Hi folks. A bit easier this week but can you please help with the following..
8d "rain initially acceptable during spring say"9 letters p???o???e
10d "purchase has grated it's all about money" 9 letters b?d?e????
24a "language a band without music has pared back" 7 letters
a?a????
20d "state line without second opening 5 letters I???l
Hope you can help. Frustrate

[klazomaniac]

10d Budgetary (buy with grated anagram inside)

[emeritus]

20d idaho

[klazomaniac]

8d P r(ain)on OUNCE ???

[klazomaniac]

Pronounce = Say

[Mamyalynne]

I gave this tentative parse for 20d on another site.

Rather tentative, the Skeleton isn't my favourite.

Line - I
'-' - without s(econd) - da(s)h
Opening - o

now that last part could be



'-' - without s(econd) opening - da(s)h

Then the '!' could represent - O

Clue is written

State line - without second opening!

[klazomaniac]

Aramaic ???
But I cannot Parse. Help anyone ??

[Mamyalynne]

that one's here

https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Crosswords/Question1643364.html

[klazomaniac]

Thanks Mamya. I was barking up the wrong tree (only the second time tonight. ouch !!

[Mamyalynne]

Stopped doing the Skeleton some time ago , for me at least it got painful.