Cryptic Quiz

[megfitz]

Category;;Detection
She lives on her hero's patch surrounded by water (5,4) Bumbles but always gets his man (7,8)
Did he gauge the challenge by the bowlful (8,6) .....Could that be Sherlock Holmes with his pipebowl??
Any help /ideas welcome. Thanks

[bibblebub]

3 yes Sherlock Holmes - the number of pipefuls indicated how long he need to consider a problem

[Fibonacci]

2 Jacques Clouseau ?

[megfitz]

Thanks for those, any idea on the first one?

[bibblebub]

A total guess (mainly because it fits the number of letters) - Nancy Drew? I could imagine that she might regard her father as a hero since he's an attorney but that is just guesswork.

[TheWinner]

Nancy Drew ?

[Janann]

She lives on her heroes Patch - Batgirl Betty Kane !