Lochs Of Scotland

[ratebeck2]

3) This one sounds like a French mademoiselle 4) this one is in the Great Glen but has no monster 12) this on has had too much alcohol 20) by the palace and home to big white birds 22) this one maybe got a high temperature 24) sounds like 23 but further north (23 was home of the UK Polaris base)

[mazie]

4. Loch Lochy ?

[davegosling]

3) Loch Ell
4) Loch Dochfour / Loch Oich / Loch Lochy / Loch Linnhe

[davegosling]

12) Loch Drunkie

[davegosling]

20) Loch Swannay (there's a place called Palace nearby on the way to Birsay)

[Davemano]

24 Faskally - Faslane was the base

[mazie]

24 can't be loch Faskally

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Faskally

[davegosling]

I suppose it depends how cryptic and/or tenuous the setter has been! I'll admit that Faskally, the first three letters notwithstanding, doesn't really sound like Faslane but it could be considered to be further "North", cryptically speaking, if the lochs were arranged alphabetically... :-)

[mazie]

Sorry Dave, thought your answer of Faskally was for the Polaris clue... Time for bed I think x

[Davemano]

I was linking them to bowling - alley -lane

[davegosling]

Never thought of that!

[Davemano]

mazie, I can't tell a lie - it was.

[Davemano]

22 High temperate could imply Loch Fitty.