Express Skeleton

[Gung-Ho-Joe]

8a. Long note from British man (4) B--E.
17a. Cops failing to finish a drink (5) ----A.
11a. Miss October? A mature sort of girl (4) ---T.

I'm not sure about the 'B' above..........

[ubasses]

ache
cocoa
omit

[Gung-Ho-Joe]

Thanks Ubasses.......

[dannyk13]

Ubasses, where does British come into 8a?

[mallyh]

abba?

[mallyh]

ignore that

[ubasses]

I am assuming His Excellency

[Millycat]

I have also for 1d, A London Symphony Orchestra

[dannyk13]

What is one down then. A band from Leeds as well I parsed it as a + LS(Leeds) + o (band)?

[ubasses]

At the moment I have Halo for band but am still looking at how it works.

[fiction-factory]

If ACHE is right what do you have for the Leeds one please danny?

[dannyk13]

Look up FF ^^^

[fiction-factory]

I'm not blind. Maybe I'm not too bright but what letters do you have- I'm assuming you are asking because ALSO doesn't now fit

[dannyk13]

Letters I have ???o

[ubasses]

I am revisiting these as I had also to start.
Could 8 be L(ong) UK (british) e(note) = mans name.???

[dannyk13]

I thought it might be that but people were sure it was ache. I'm going with Luke and also