Rte Crosswor 17

[snaro]

assistance please ? 10 letters ??n??????? youd be thinking outside the box before making it in the box if you make it at all

2 words 4 and 6 smoking guns indicates what must be going down ???e _ ?i?h?s

2 down 6 letters ? ??r ?e any help welcome

[snaro]

back again yes mamyline me too and im looking at the crossword tanx a few more i cant unlock as follows 27 ac must be the last straw to draw 8 letters
s ?l ? ? ? ? ? and still stuck on 16 down 10 letters ? ? n ? ? ? ? ? ? ? unfortunately no other letter (s ) and am relying that an rte guide reader may have solved it .

[galma]

16d confession 27 a shortest, (short straw)