Sunday Express Skeleton Sunday April 16Th 2017

[mazzywazzy]

Stuck on four today. All on the left!
1d. Make it stretch over. 2 words. 11 letters. ?u???????g?
11a. I'm afraid a girl isn't all there. 4 letters ???s
15a. Massive reduction, old man. 5 letters ????o
20a. This evacuated land shifted. 4 letters. ???d.

[mallyh]

11d (A)lass

[fiction-factory]

alas(s)

[JJ109]

(or "alas")

[mallyh]

1d iffy pull strings

[mallyh]

15a all I can think of is jumbo

[JJ109]

If it was 4 letters it could be Hugo ie Hug(e) (massive, reduced) + O(ld) = Hugo (man)

[mazzywazzy]

Thanks for alas. Thinking about it 15 ac might only be 4 letters and if 1d is pull strings it would be t??o. Theo?

[rodders123]

20a. Sold?

[mazzywazzy]

Thanks jj109 Hugo looks good. Now back to 1d!

[mazzywazzy]

1d - got it! Pull through.

[JJ109]

1d Pull through (hospital = make it etc)

[mazzywazzy]

All done now. Thanks all!

[mallyh]

oh sorry I was as much use as a chocolate teapot ....more coffee needed xx

[Frustrate]

Many thanks folks. Can finish it now. Frustrate