Essw Cryptic Quiz 31 - The Answers Are Seaside Resorts In England. No Number Of Letters For Answer Given. Thank You For Any Help You Can Give.

[Misterbean]

1. I make things shiny. Filey??
2. Inflict damage on town. Scarborough??
3. For purchase - water expanse.
4. Weighty babble. Something 'ton'?
5. Macs other half (sic) Mablethorpe, but with wrong spelling of Mack?

[emmie]

3. sale?

[emmie]

3 could be Selsey, its on the coast

[Spicerack]

1. Cromer?

[bobbinwales]

4 clack ton
Clacton

[emmie]

4 taunton.

[emmie]

i keep forgetting they are coastal towns....

[JJ109]

4 Iffy ....Torquay

Talk (babble) weighty (key......as in key / important / weighty)

[mallyh]

1 brighton?

[Misterbean]

Selsey, Clacton - yes, thank you, they sound right.

Torquay is definitely the right answer to another question, so that can't be it.

I had put Brighton and Cromer down for 1, but discounted them. Maybe ...

[furrypusscat]

2. Margate ?? although Scarborough fits the clue better.

[Misterbean]

Margate is also definitely the answer to another question, but thank you.

[dannyk13]

4.Clacton- clack is a synonym of babble.

[dannyk13]

Oops- missed Bob's answer.

[mallyh]

1 Paignton ...sounds like paint on

[Misterbean]

I had had Paignton listed too, but the put that as the answer to 'Ouch! It's heavy.'
Thank you though.

[Misterbean]

2. Slapton?