DOUBLE H'S
Merl Reagle  (#1-5)

Each clue below can be answered with a phrase containing two consecutive H's somewhere within it.

1. Reprieve time
2. Expectations for success
3. Obstruct justice, in a way
4. Orchestral brass instrument
5. Go through an elaborate or complicated serious of steps to please someone or achieve an objective
6. Thumb a ride
7. Angler's need
8. Boisterous, physical, close-contact play

Answers:

1. Eleventh hour
2. High hopes
3. Withhold evidence
4. French horn
5. Jump through hoops
6.Hitchhike
7. Fishhook
8. Roughhouse