All Answers Begin With E

[Bommer_50]

1 Railway man took first letter for girl (6) E?????
2 Clergyman enters river to find books (4) E???
3 Final letter crumpled at length in this place (6) E?????
4 Splintered black-hearted alternative castle (8) E???????
5 Two points keep returning in letter to bishops (10) E?????????
6 Er, it’s metallic (6) E?????

Thanks in advance for any help

[scorpiojo]

6 Erbium?

[scorpiojo]

4 El sin or e??
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kronborg

[Svejk]

1. Ed win a

[Svejk]

sorry, make that Elwina

[Captain2]

Bommer could you give an example of one that you have answered because, at the moment, I can't see where the setter is coming from. Ta

[Calibax]

^Chambers has Ea:(dialect) a river; running water; a drainage channel in the Fens,

[Bommer_50]

Thanks all for your help.
Much appreciated

[Calibax]

5 Encyclical

[Svejk]

3. Edzell

[Calibax]

1 Ellena? El+Len+A

[Svejk]

I did 1
the railway man- Eric Lomax
took first letter- win a
don't you think?

[Calibax]

^^ You might be right, Svejk
I was thinking EL (elevated railway) + Len (man) + a but there are some very obscure clues here

[Calibax]

^^ I stil think 5 is encyclical, methyl
E+N+Cyclical
http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/encyclical

[Bommer_50]

Thanks once again to all who have contributed for taking the time to answer.