Belfast telegraph cryptic, can you help please

[countrywalksgirl]

Hi, i would appreciate help please,
royal engineers with unusual tale to tell r???t?
solitary learner- one left before the end of day ????l?
follow story, say a?i?

i would be grateful, thank you in advance

[factor-fiction]

relate

[bulliver]

relate

[emeritus]

1 Relate

[factor-fiction]

tail

[sandyRoe]

solitary...Lonely

[slaney]

1.Relate - R(oyal) E(ngineers) + anagram of tale
2. solitary = l one l y

[countrywalksgirl]

Thank you one and all. You are all stars!

[factor-fiction]

Thanks countrywalksgirl- I think this is my first Best Answer