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Can anyone explain please?
1.Carriage headed off by Henry Ans Surrey
2.OK, I must abandon funniest attempt at humour Ans Jest
3. Bucolic atmosphere not initially penetrating river and lake Ans Rural
4. Artist using brass for ears Ans Lippi
Thanks for any help!

the second is Jokiest minus OK+I

Could 1 be to do with someone called Henry Urrey?

3. atmosphere = aura (less the initial a)
(r & l - river and lake )

3)
Bucolic = rural
Atmosphere = aura not initially ura
penetrating r for river and l for lake
r ura l

There is an artist called Lippi.
'Lip'can mean 'cheek/insolence' but as for the ears...?

maybe Lippi (sounds like (using ears) Lippy

I omitted to add that brass can be associated with 'cheek/effrontery'

That sounds plausible, Jazzgirl

Henry Howard was Earl of Surrey, but still don't see the wordplay