Lochs or Lakes (world)

[tollview]

The french is surrounded by a Minister

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Do you pay nothing for your hotel?

Spotted around direction

Is she faithful?

[johnalex]

3. Innisfree

[Snowy Owl]

The anagram is BASSENTHWAITE.

I`ll work on the others!

[kettledrum]

Is she faithful? Constance

[kettledrum]

Should "the french....." read :
The french MAN is surrounded by a minister? In which case...Champlain. M ( Monsieur ) surrounded by chaplain.

[Snowy Owl]

I wondered that too kettledrum, otherwise I`m stuck for a lake that will fit.

[kettledrum]

We'll have to wait for tollview to get back to us on that. Meanwhile I assume you too don't have any ideas for the last one.

[tollview]

The clue is as already typed but that's not to say Man is missing from it

another clue is typed:

Thankson nothing i.e. I don't know whether the space should be before the S or after it!!

[kettledrum]

Oh dear, poor Tollview! That does make it difficult for you! Do you want us to work on your latest example too?

[kettledrum]

Taupo?. ta (thanks) + up (on?) + o (nothing). Largest lake in NZ

[Snowy Owl]

Could thankson nothing be TAUPO? Bit tenuous, but could be OK.

No idea for `spotted around direction` I`m afraid.

[Snowy Owl]

Great minds think alike kettledrum! How much of a coincidence is that?

[kettledrum]

Quite extraordinary, Snowy Owl! No thoughts on this problem for 2 1/4 hours and then we both have the same flash of inspiration at the same moment.

[poorclare]

I thought tollview was going to say THANK YOU for
once

[kettledrum]

I don't think tollview is around to say thank you at the moment. I have the impression he / she checks into AB either before or after work, and there's silence during the day.

[poorclare]

I see your point kettledrum, I always saythanks when
posting my question just in case for some reason I can't get back.

I would love to go to Innisfree

[tollview]

Many thanks for all your answers which were most appreciated (no so the sarcasm!) This was a quiz I got handed to me yesterday which has to be in next week, hence the bombardment of questions.
Yes you're right tollview is not around during the day and up till now had tried to say thanks but did not realise it can be done by using Post an Answer.
A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL CONCERNED