Around the World - Cornwall Hospice Care

[dobiedog42]

Every answer includes a geographical allusion.
22. Italian songbird beloved by British soldiers. (8,11)
23. Do these open doors in Weymouth? (6,5) Dorset quays???
50. Snip which I leave to politicians. (8,8,5)
56. Hamilton's fashion for neat gin or whisky. (7,6)
68. The Tyburn Tree was not foundm growing here in ancient times. (3,7,7,2,7)
77. Sounds like the principal seafood of New Englanders. (7,5)........Maine??
78. Novel beauty from up north or down under? (3,4,4,2,5)
87. Rowan Williams' favourite dance, perhaps. (3,7,4)The Kentish Reel?? I could only find The Kentish Cricketer's Reel.......
I am really stuck on these last 8, so any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.

[dxhound2003]

22 Florence Nightingale
68 The hanging gardens of Babylon

[dxhound2003]

78 The fair maid of Perth

[UncleMeleager]

78 The Fair Maid of Perth

[slaney]

78. The Fair Maid of Perth.

[UncleMeleager]

50 Scottish National Party SN(I)P

[slaney]

56. Bermuda shorts.

[dobiedog42]

Thanks everybody!!
I did manage to get the answer to # 50 in the end, but many thanks for the others.
This just leaves me with #23, 77 & 87.
Oops! I missed one.
47. Musical composition needing polish? (7) i can only think of Mazurka, but this is not geographical. Any ideas?

[dobiedog42]

Thanks Pixie - brilliant!!!