imos bare bones no 167

[magcrossword]

hello to all again. Needing your help.1a. i am left with something brought into the country
5a. look brave when holding unnamed man back.
8a. leeds pledging wildly with thin members {hyphenated }
5d. elizabeth taking in smaller amount with edward has good fortune.
14d. sudden movement introducing latin in to church put switzerland off.

thanks in advance

[glasman]

1a Import

[rozalia64]

do you know how many letters for each one?

[glasman]

8a Spindle-legged

[jjo1958]

5a Behold
8a Spindle legged
5d Blessedness
14d Lurch

[Lie-in King]

1a I'm-port
5a B-eh-old ('he' back in 'bold')
8a Spindle-legged - anag 'Leeds pledging'
5d Blessedness - 'Ed' (in) 'lessen' (both in) 'Bess'
14d L(CH)urch - CH = Switzerland; IVR

[Lie-in King]

Hi rozalia - Bare Bones is a skeleton-type crossword, where the black squares have to be filled in, so numbers of letters in the answers aren't given

[magcrossword]

thanks alot to you all. Now I may be able to continue.

[rozalia64]

Oh - yes I saw that afterwards - thanks!!