Sunday Express Skeleton Sunday August 21St 2016

[Buick88]

Final questions!
1a)???P,,,way of holding cut beef,,,CHOP?
2d)??D,,,free trip being cut short
6d)D?A?H(could be H) ,,,(DEATH?)end shortage right away
11a)??N???,,,(HUNKER?),,,to squat beefcake returning
12d)??N (R?N),,,thorn possibly shortened last
If anyone answers,,,can you tell me why?

[mallyh]

1a grip .....gripe is to beef
2d rid ...ride cut short
6d death ....dearth cut short
11a hunker
12d I have ron ??????

[mallyh]

2d and rid is to free .........get rid

[Buick88]

Thankyou so much,,,can get on with my day now xxx

[Millycat]

12d A thorn is also an old runic letter therefore it could be Run

[mallyh]

that's why I put ?????after my answer ,some of the setters answers are weird lol

[andychi]

Does anyone know the answer to 14 across please might be entail but cant see how. many thanks in advance

[scorpiojo]

Clue please?

[ubasses]

ta(r) sailor cut inside line reversed I think front to back would be a line and they have put back to front so reverse.!!!!

[andychi]

sorry 14 across is ???a?l mean sailor cut in back-to-front

[scorpiojo]

thanks ^^

[andychi]

ok thanks so much makes sense now :)