Daily Telegraph Toughie Wednesday November 13Th 2019

[herbage]

11a I concur that woman must catch a bird (4,4) is
HEAR HEAR: a female pronoun contains A and a flightless bird.
Her around a but what is the flightless bird please?

24a Spot hook picked up for one to hang outside? (6)
ICICLE: combine homophones of a verb to spot or notice (3) and a hook or curved tool (6).

What is the hook or curved tool please?

I guessed both but couldn't parse even after seeing solutions. Doh

[scorpiojo]

Sickle

[bookbinder]

24a a curved tool could be a sickle.

[scorpiojo]

Rhea

[scorpiojo]

..he a Rhea r

[herbage]

Thanks. The icicle consisting of orally I see and sickle is stretching it a bit

[Captain2]

I presume 'flightless' should have appeared in the clue between 'a' and 'bird'?

[Mamyalynne]

No 'flightless' in the clue

[Lie-in King]

Icicle - "eye sickle" (spot hook)

[Captain2]

So how did herbage pick up about and ask about 'the flightless'?

[Mamyalynne]

no idea

[Lie-in King]

I think Herbage was describing their parse, rather than giving it away?