Sunday Express Skeleton Sunday January 8Th 2017

[Buick88]

Can anyone confirm? And Why?
23a) HEWING ...male victory to girl is cutting
25a) ARUBA ...man from Myanmar going over an island
20d) LHASA ...city port takes gondola back
Last ones
17a) G??I? ...Garfield changed, fed from cup
27a) ??E? ...bird of reddish wings and beak inside
24d)W??S ...chat with old kin played back

[scorpiojo]

23 He (male) win (victory) g(irl)

[scorpiojo]

^ def Cutting

[mallyh]

23 yes
25 yes
20 yes
17a grail
27a rhea (IFFY)
24d word

[mallyh]

I think 28a is overheard

[dannyk13]

Rhea - R(eddis)h + (b)ea(k)

[dannyk13]

28a.is Overheard - r(are) inside overhead(expense)

[Buick88]

Phew!!! How on earth do you all do this every week. It looks so easy when you explain,,,think it must be my age...I'm slowing down...LOL!!!
Thankyou all so much xxx

[scorpiojo]

25 Burma (Myanmar) minus m(an) reversed + a

[mallyh]

cant be Burma as its.... a ? U ?a

[dannyk13]

Mally Jo was parsing Aruba

[mallyh]

sorry i'll read it properly lol x

[scorpiojo]

Sorry x

[mensamoo8]

GARFIELD changed GRAILFED fed from (fed taken away) GRAIL