Local Clothing Quiz -

[snapturtle]

Stuck on last few, any help would be appreciated:

1. Sounds like it should be fringed, but it isn't (4)
2. In confusion, he ran but it stayed on his head (6)
3. Stay calm, keep it on (5)
4. I hear it's just an evening serenade by a man with a lisp(5)
5. Wellesleys (11)
6. You don't have to be agile to don this (5)
7. Draw up troops in proper alignment (5)
8. Charge those guns! (9)

[Frank97]

5, Wellingtons ?

[pixie373]

2 turban

[pixie373]

4 thong

[pixie373]

6 gilet (in clue)

[pixie373]

3 shirt

[snapturtle]

Thanks all, I thought wellingtons, but not really sure why?

[Frank97]

Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley was The Duke of Wellington's brother.

[Frank97]

In fact Arthur Wellesely was the Duke of Wellington!

[snapturtle]

Brilliant, makes sense now, thanks Frank.

[mallyh]

1 ruff?

[ABAuntie]

moved to Q&P :-)

auntie xxx

[snapturtle]

Just stuck on 'Charge those guns!' (9), any ideas anyone?

[mallyh]

balaclava?

[snapturtle]

Thanks Mallyh, but still not entirely sure why? I know there was a battle of balaclava?