skeleton

[harpin]

15a ?r??c? 16a ?o??e?

[gen2]

Very interesting.

What are the clues.

PS
These are vital to getting an answer

[Lie-in King]

Ok, the Skeleton - I hate this puzzle! I'm convinced the compiler's on drugs...

That said, I'm sorry, but my paper's in the recycling & I've got a stinking cold, so can't be doing with going to get it back - what are the clues? (No promises!)

[gen2]

for example, Here are your possibilities for 15a
AREACH
ARNICA
ARRACK
ARRECT
ARTICS
BRANCH
BREACH
BREECH
BRITCH
BROACH

BRONCO
BRONCS
BROOCH
BRUNCH
CRANCH
CRATCH
CREACH
CROTCH
CROUCH
CRUNCH

CRUTCH
DREICH
DRENCH
DROICH
DRY ICE
ERIACH
FRANCE
FRANCK
FRANCO
FRANCS

FRATCH
FRENCH
FRESCO
FRISCH
FRUICT
GREECE
GRIECE
GRINCH
GROUCH
GRUTCH

ORRICE
PRANCE
PRANCK
PREACE
PREACH
PREACT
PRINCE
PRISCA
TRANCE
TRENCH

TRIACS
TRIACT
TRONCS
URTICA
VRAICS
WRENCH
WRETCH

[soliloquy]

RANCH and POOLE

[Lie-in King]

Lol @ gen!! :-))

[gen2]

. . . and there are 1211 possibilities for 16a (not worth posting)

please give us a clue.

[harpin]

don't know what I did wrong, but thanks anyway.

[gen2]

soliloquy,

It may have escaped your notice, but 15a is 6 (yes SIX) letters long

[gen2]

"don't know what I did wrong, but thanks anyway."

harpin, Put yourself in the position of someone trying to help you.
How can we possibly answer if we don't have the clues?

[gen2]

soliloquy,

It may have escaped your notice, but 16a is 6 (yes SIX) letters long (as well as 15a)