animal vegetable or mineral

[bluedog]

e.g. taxi gets old = cabbage

Painting I stifle

Solitary exercise in Dad's Army

Feeling ill a bit longer

Idiot sounds hot

Found in the kitchen drawer

A vehicle with half a cracker

Have a fling for a collection

Fish before the tongue

Time to get up, puss

leave nothing undone

[johnalex]

1. Artichoke

[Better2try]

Feeling ill a bit longer.....could be sycamore ??

[bluedog]

johnalex

I already have artichoke among my answers. that clue was 'Painting stuck in my throat' Thanks anyway.

[johnalex]

2. Mandrill  (Thanx for previous message, ja)

[johnalex]

3. Sycamore ?? (These are getting tougher!)

[hilary.denni]

bluedog, do u think they have duplicated artichoke cos both those clues seem to lead to that!

[incognito]

found in kitchen drawer - STEEL??
time to get up puss - KITTIWAKE

[crofter]

6. Carbon