I get the skeleton about 2 weeks after you (in Australia). I was stumped by 28 across as well --may be "at it". Did you ever get the answer?
For 24d I reckoned "lead" = "live" (as in lead a life), wir(e) back is E, which goes in LA which may be Lancaster (is it the post code?) and D is a note.
I really don't think much of this compiler.
Brlund