Essex Girls Quiz

[wizgran]

23 Sounds like we can spot an old sailor for what is famous here (6)
27 Grit van turns into stoking 12 sheaves (7)
30 one's dwarf flan - just as I am (7.6)
32 marry any eel? tall structure: the tallest gatehouse in the UK in fact (5.6.5)
35 is this what we hear in Thurrock and Southend?

[mac44]

30. Saffron Walden

[mac44]

32. Layer Marney Tower

[wizgran]

Thanks for your help
35 is (7.7.)

[ladyalex]

27 traving

[ladyalex]

35 Estuary English ?

Not too sure about traving above....think it is an old agricultural term but cannot find a reference.....

[ladyalex]

found one

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/23/a7629023.shtml

you have to scroll down a bit to find it but 'traving' is right.

[wizgran]

Thanks to all of you

[ladyalex]

Happy to help :-))

[katey]

23 is Maldon, Noi 10 is Saffrfon Walden 34 is Galleywood

[paddington]

Essex girls quiz dame Nellie was heard from them 95 years ago a micron mix( 7)
Toilet favourite aloud Lord lieutenant (4, 7)
Staffing plane for us smallest town (11)

[katey]

no.31 staffing plane for uks smallest town is Manningtree