Skeleton Crossword

[Toronto]

Can you help?

Mate topless and sound (3) H??

Killer in races, perhaps (7) ???????

Vessel bearing bad guns (9) ???i?????

Some irritating girl (4) ?i??

Initially facile Marxist man (4) ????

Case holding fish, so plain (7) ??????t

Study of Idi in old England (7) ????i??

Excellent Radiohead tune (3) A??

Much appreciated

 

[forgetfultel]

3 of them are:-

Hum

Rita

Fred

[Fibonacci]

1, Hum = chum with c (top) removed
2. Arsenic = anagarm in races
3. Artillery = arerty with ill inside
4. Rita = part of the word irRITAting
5. Fred = F + red (marxist)
7. Examine Amin inside Ex - old E - england
8. Air = A1 or ai (excellent) + R (first word of radio)

[hobbitess]

 Initially etc is Fred

[johnalex]

6. Evident

[Toronto]

Many thanks to all that replied

Debbie

[Judith 1]

Johnalex

Will you please explain to me how you get evident as the answer to 'case holding fish so plain'

Thanks

Judith

[johnalex]

Hi Judith

Case = Event (in the event of, in case of)

around Ide (fish, 'silver orfe') = EVIDENT (plain)

I do believe the clue-setter has overlooked the additional 'e'.  All comments welcome!  Cheers, ja

[Judith 1]

Hi Johnalex

Thanks for answer. Thought I wasn't bad at cryptics but that one beat me. Cheers!