I'll give you some clues if it will help ..loathe to give answers as you get grief !
2. Think of a spirit (alcoholic) and a slang word for nerve .
3. About indicates an anagram of the first three words which will give you the name of the character ..the answer is the person who disguised herself as this character.
4 Think of the cheeky hats people wear at the seaside .
1.What time do we usually have high tea ?
2 .This is the name of a breed of pigeon ,and a city in Russia and a plant ..anagram of the first two words + L (apprentice)
3.Slooth means idlness
4 Think of poultry in a battery farm .