Skeleton

[soliloquy1]

1 down Diesel fuel, yes;7,no (Hyphenated) S?L?C?N?T?R?D Is it self-centred? But why?

[ironmonger]

Self Centred

[factor-fiction]

You suuggest SELF centred 911 letters) but show 13 spaces
Can you clarify the letters.
Have you set out the clue exactly?

[soliloquy1]

Can you explain why?

[soliloquy1]

There are 13 spaces. The clue indicates that the answer is hyphenated but in the Skeleton, the numbers of letters for each part of the answer is never given.

[Magyar]

DieSEL Fuel (Self is at the centre of the clue)

[factor-fiction]

I'm confused. You have confirmed the answer should have 13 letters but Selfcentred has only 11 letters (12 spaces if you count the hyphen ).

And SELFCENTRED doesn't fit your letters of S?L?C?N?T?R?D

Are you saying the paper got it wrong?

[soliloquy1]

I'm confused myself! The answer is 11 spaces. s?l?c?n?r?d In the Skeleton, in the case of a hyphenated answer, no indication is ever given as to the number of letters in each part of the answer.

[Magyar]

factor30. There are only eleven down squares in the grid (s?l?c?n?r?d) in my paper, and I have considerate for 7 down so self centred fits perfectly.