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[wendypol]

Help! have lost my notes,
cannot remember the following
1Ultimate, do say
4 all except the present tenth
18 Northeners play in the mere
25 shortened body of water exclaims
26 Over the top condensed to lead Her Majesty
41 Right and proper ascender
44 ballet with eighteen
Wendypol

[smouse]

As far as I know no one came up with an answer for
1 4 25
18 not sure why but lake was suggested sow that it went with swan for 44
26 otter
41 primrose

[gen2]

How about this for 25:

shortened body of water = abbreviation for lake = L

exclaims = Och

together gives you Loch