Sunday Express Skeleton 4Th August 2024

[Frustrate]

Many thanks for your help so far, but stuck on a couple more.

18a On reflection, it's progressive. (Hyphenated) 13 letters ??????t??????

13d Pick up king closer to queen. 5 letters ?????

19a One starts to notice this river. 6 letters ?e?e?t

16d Bulb illuminates crown in something not done up. 5 letters ????n

14a Issues Andean local faces on a mountain 6 letters ??l?t?

Sorry it's so many this week. Hope you can help folks. Frustrate 

[davebro3]

16d onion

[davebro3]

13d grasp

[Toorak]

13 learn

[davebro3]

king GR + ASP killed Cleopatra

[davebro3]

learn is correcy tho'

[davebro3]

I'll get me coat

[davebro3]

14a Allots  ?

[davebro3]

19a solent ?

[davebro3]

18a forward-thinking (I cheated!)

[mallyh]

18a forward- thinking

[davebro3]

spoiler - danword.com has started giving answers for the skeleton.

[newmodarmy]

13d - I prefer Lear N

[newmodarmy]

Forward-thinking is 15 letters though, not 13.

[Frustrate]

Many thanks again. Will try to finish it now. Frustrate 

[davebro3]

hm

[dysont01]

14a Issues Andean local faces on a mountain 6 letters ??l?t?

I don't get why it's ALLOTS. I don't get the mountain reference.