1. starfish or plant 5.2.6
2. charles's village 9
3. you play me on grass 5.5.5
4.about the british raj 3.5.2.3.5
5. a 70's pop group 9.5
6. a low growing plant 9
7. a make of car 7.8
8. a scottish town 4.7
9. she plies the oceans 8.2.3.4
any help would be appreciated thanks in advance
No.5 could be Fivepenny Piece, but I wouldn't call them a pop group,they were more a local group from Lancashire, but they did make records and appear on TV now and then in the 1970's, including a full season of "That's Life". But I'm still not entirely happy with my own answer.