Sunday Express Skeleton

[redglenys]

Sorry stuck on a few, Storms ending hot weather [4]
16a Enemy force losing religion [7] ???m?s?
17a Potential for failure, we hear [7]???a???
27a Metal holding another one down {4} ???e
2d Old man oddly hat a tenner left [11] ??a?d???h??
3d An Oscar winner leaders led out [5] ??l?e
5d Long hard-edged bill on emu's face[4] a??e
26a Native had a meal at tavern's rear [6] ornate?
1a Song sample nearly ruined [4]
19d Animal on lead entering at once [5]aln?c

[pixie374]

2d grandfather

[pixie374]

3d Wilde

[Mamyalynne]

16 Fo (RC) e

19 Stoat

[Mamyalynne]

26 Innate

[Sam1960]

2. neanderthal

[Mamyalynne]

17 Promise

[pixie374]

5d ache

[Mamyalynne]

27 Blue

Lu in Be - Metals

[Davemano]

1 Snow
16 Foe
17 Promise
27 Blue
2 Neanderthal
3 Wilde
5 Ache
26 Innate
1 should be 4a Psalm
19 Stoat

[Davemano]

16a Is only three letters in the middle

[redglenys]

Sorry cannot read my own writing.
20a Band performing after light satire [7] ???a?o?
21d Strange article [gripping story]?li?n
19d Animal on lead entering at once [[5] stoat?

[Sam1960]

21. alien

[Davemano]

19d is Stoat
20a Lampoon
21d Alien

[redglenys]

Thank you all very much x