and possibly an anagram (downfall) of "his" -> "-ish"

... but what about horse rolls...?

The answer is a proper name.

Also, this is about half correct:

I suspected that it might be a name, and my thoughts turned to Greek mythology and the Bible, but fruitlessly thus far (my father was always a brilliant resource on those subjects, being a classical scholar and having read the bible from cover to cover for a bet, then a second time, but he is long gone)

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I was hoping this might turn out to be the name of one of the original bungee jumpers or possibly a skydiver, but I cannot find a name to otherwise fit the clue, and I am trying to work with fe + h + anagrammed horse or perhaps reversed synonym for horse...

You're on the right track, but there are no h's in the answer

I think perhaps Finnegan - fe (iron) around (lands on) inn (hotel) + gan (nag/horse rolls) and a reference to Finnegans Wake, although I am not familiar with the book

Woooowww! Finnegan, begin again. The clue works although the direct is a bit wordy.

mmyep--and it was worse before I trimmed it down in the editing process

Congrats, Lex, on a well deserved win! ===[**CDM**]===

(Also, for what it's worth, in the song Finnegan's Wake is based on, Finnegan falls off a ladder, dies, and then comes back to life at his wake. In the book, those things all happen, probably, unless they don't. No one seems to be totally clear on the subject. )

Thank you - quite a brain-teaser!

One we quite liked recently:

Supporting part of garment, spare tights apt when elasticated (9,5)

spaghetti strap (anag.) Hi Lex

Hi mxm, I hope all goes well with you: your turn to borrow the Belt: ===[**CDM**]===

(I had never heard of a spaghetti strap, but Linda explained it to me!)

All is good Lex, thank you

Keen to accept egg from duck (5)

direct on the right

As no-one else is biting, avoid = duck - avid (keen) containing (to accept) o (egg)

Right you are Lex

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Thank you mxm

Here are a foursome of clues, all of the same sort but otherwise unrelated: anyone can solve all four or less than four if you prefer, the Belt going to whoever solves the last one to be solved

1. Potato father had mashed instantly (2,3,4,2,1,3)

2. Shattered crash-test cars OK in this disadvantaged area (6,3,6)

3. Cunningly we reinstall a source of water (8,4)

4. Surprising solicitation for one promoting alliances (12)

1. At the drop of a hat. (anag)

3. Artesian well (anag)

2. Across the tracks

All correct, and one anagram left to go, probably the trickiest...

Direct on the right, an anagram of solicitation

After taking a risk that it ought to end in "-ist" followed by a lot of head-scratching, we got "coalitionist"

Yes, that one did take a bit of head-scratching!

Here you go: ===[**CDM**]===

I am setting up an overdue new thread, so please post the next clue there.