Cryptic

[terrya]

1) Gracious me, it's a dreadful place! A hole! (5) S???? 2) Plants unpopular with jewel thieves. (9) S???A???? 3) What a vet will do with a fish that's off-colour? (6,4) I think it's ?E?L?N, ?I?EL

[terrya]

3) Should be second word ?I?L

[factor-fiction]

Please can you clarify the pattern for 3)

[factor-fiction]

Thanks. Crossed posts

[factor-fiction]

Gill

[factor-fiction]

Feelin Gill?

[factor-fiction]

healin gill?
Won't be right but might give ideas

[Mamyalynne]

Are you sure it isn't 7,4 ??


Fee Ling Ill


as FF says fits the clue.

[dannyk13]

Maybe Feel in gill

[factor-fiction]

Yes, 7,3 or 4,2,4 would make more sense

[Mamyalynne]

My thought...A Vet would send a FEE to a LING who is ILL.

[terrya]

It shows 6,4. if.it's a mistake should be 7,3

[Mamyalynne]

Got my awkward hat on, best leave now. LOL

[Mamyalynne]

I meant 7,3 , sorry.

[dannyk13]

Then it is Feeling ill

[factor-fiction]

Yes, I liked that too, Mamya but, I'm not sure fee is a verb. danny's seems simple and seems to work (apart from the letter count)

[Mamyalynne]

Fee

verb rare
1.
make a payment to (someone) in return for services.


But I am sure Danny is correct.

[Mamyalynne]

as that says make a payment 'to' going now, glad it's sorted.

[Oldred]

2 shamrocks ?

[terrya]

1) I think the S is wrong, so no letters

[dannyk13]

Any more letters for 1?