Skeleton

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8D Pig cut by a boat's propellor. Boar?
17D Writers hollow inside measure up POE?S

many thanks

[davidac]

8D - yes, B for "boat's" plus OAR = a type of pig
17D - POETS; Edgar Allan POE plus ST ( for stone, measure of weight) reversed.

Hope this helps,
David AC

[davebro]

STEP reversed with O (hollow) inside.

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thanks both all finished now