Express Skeleton

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26A Girl held up by a SWAT team.-T-- I get ETTA but don't know why ( assuming 18D is WANDA)

8D Turned-on piece of furniture ------CHAIR.

7A Father with two sons on hand---- ( Pass?)

7D Cop receiving a nickel scare

6D Model monarch Seb cut short ---S-

[Bordeaux]

8d swivel chair

7d panic

[Magyar]

Etta is the middle of SWAT team in reverse (held up)

Swivel CHAIR

To hand someone something is to pass it (Pa with s and s)

Panic (P for policeman with a and Nic for nickel)

Terse (Model T with ER or monarch and SE for Seb cut short)

[dividimus31]

26d etta sw at te am backwards (held up)

8d swivel chair (turned on)

7a Pass Pa (two sons) ss

7d panic (ani -nickel) scare cop PC

6d terse model - t er - monarch se - seb cut short

[johnalex]

7d Panic (Ni is chemical symbol for Nickel: P+a+ni+C)