Cryptic puzzles - fruit/veg. Help!

[kate190990]

Here are some puzzles (quite cryptic) where all the answers are fruit or veg.

Example:

The french grow this apple under ground ... Potato

Ok, here they are: Post any answers, and give reasons! Thanks

1) a novice pledge

2) can do no wrong - visionwise

3) now delete two from 2

4) the letters of this can make a tune

5) the best job of all

6) sounds like a Scottish garden tool

7) chill overlaps the twist

11) shorten the bird - plus fifth

16) sounds as if this builder faces gentle movement

20) it might not be standard if it were nicked

[Gandolf34]

5 Plum?

[gen2]

2. APPLE (saying: Apple of my eye)

[Gandolf34]

20 might be parsnip (par - standard; snip to nick)

[kate190990]

Thanks

If 2 is apple, then what is 3? (we think they interlink)

and i'm not sure about plum ... why?

[mazie]

2. Pea (apple minus PL)

[kate190990]

Thanks everyone - what is this clue then (we thought it was apple, but it wouldn't be the answer twice would it)

A famous Johnny.

[mazie]

this explains Plum Job

http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/6/messages/687.html

[kate190990]

thank you mazie :)

[mazie]

1. Greengage (novice = Green pledge =gage)

[kate190990]

wow mazie, you're amazing at these!! (keep going :P)

[mazie]

11. Could be Bramble = Brambling shortened to Brambl + e (the fifth letter)

Not too convinced as more commonly referred to as Blackberry....I'll keep thinking on this one

[kate190990]

well this puzzles is from scotland, and bramble bushes with fruit on are reeealy common here, so i imagine so is the use of the word 'bramble'

[kate190990]

STILL NEED T KNOW:

4) the letters of this can make a tune

5) the best job of all

6) sounds like a Scottish garden tool

7) chill overlaps the twist

16) sounds as if this builder faces gentle movement

17) A famous Johnny

[kate190990]

oops have got 5 actually, sorry!

[kate190990]

scottish gardent tool is grape

[kate190990]

STILL NEED:

4) the letters of this can make a tune

7) chill overlaps the twist

16) sounds as if this builder faces gentle movement

17) A famous Johhny