Sunday Express Skeleton 15Th December 2024

[Frustrate]

Is it me or are the clues getting more bizarre? Help again please

11a Spanish girl to leave a city. 7 letters ????a?o

12a Perhaps Ryan accommodates a popular tenor. 7 letters  M?a????

23a A noble but solitary beginner to thank. 7 letters p???n?t

8d Gemstone split by good sport. 5 letters ?????

21d Passionate çook given filling for pies. 5 letters ??e?s

Hope you can help folks. Frustrate 

[Hazlinny]

11a Chicago

[Hazlinny]

8d ru g by

[Buenchico]

8d ru(g)by

[Buenchico]

21d f(ie)ry

[Buenchico]

12a & 23a seen as 'meaning' and 'baronet', respectively, but I'm struggling with the parsing for those answers.

[Buenchico]

^^^ 'tenor' reversed is '__ronet', of course, but I still don't get the 'Ryan' bit.

[Buenchico]

^^^ Hang on!  I'm getting my clues mixed up now!

Sorry about that!  (I shouldn't have opened this bottle of port!)

[Frustrate]

Many thanks again. Enjoy the port. Happy Christmas everyone. Thanks to all who have helped me this year. Frustrate