Thank you ever so much AB.
All those answers fit perfectly !
I promise this is the last clue I haven't yet solved - it is:-
"King George? Yes, I travelled home rather pale" (7). I have ?r?y?s? It looks as if it should be "grayest" (GR for King George, AYE for "yes" ST (is this supposed to be street for home) ?
Jonny