I've come back to this again after another busy day with a small number still to solve.
4 letters top of german rankings... starting with G or H and I'm still not sure of the girls name starting with A.
6 letters the sci-fi film starting with A or B and scolding fan or footballer beginning with H or I or J or K
8 letters lengthen out present doctorate..... starting with P or Q and I'm not sure of the 4,4 word for no cheating. I have an abswer but can't parse it.
At the moment I have two possible places for the man-eater (north west and north east) and haven't got the girl (see above )
And I haven't managed to fit in 4 x 4 letter words, but expect to sort it out once I have the final answers.
Please put me out of my misery, so I can get on with life.
Must go and cook dinner now.