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1. Certainly not a lady from the North West
2. Has the same name as a polish
3. It is warm in Spain
4. You have to journey to enter this one
5, Another name for a hammock, the metal part of a shoe lace,plus a vowel
6. Name of a famous London theatre
7. Is a village bigger than a hamlet?
8. Little Thomas and his male relative leads you to this one