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"First in wood, to her American opener" (7)

Hi Sylvie.

Do you have any crossing letters that you can give us for this answer?

JimC

Sorry, no I haven't, I'm afraid.

So far I've pondered on W(HIM) to satrt things off but cannot take it any further.

I think it may be a synonym for 'opener' or even a cricketer.

Which publication does this come from? That might help us to see what is in the mind of the compiler.

I was thinking maybe Pandora? But I can't get the exact wordplay...

   Pandora was the opener of a jar/box.
   Pan held 'woods' amongst his portfolio of godships.
   Dora is a girl's name.

But then where would 'American' come into play?

Scratching my head ...
JimC

Thanks JimC.

I can't see the wordplay either!

Could you give us one or more of the crossing clues, Sylvie -- and as John said, knowing the compiler or newspaper might help.

Cummon Sylvie!
Give Bullfrog and John from Arran) a little help. They're great solvers

Does anyone know if there is/was a cricketer called FAIRMAM?

FIR about A + MAM

It's the best I can do, but Google doesn't help.

Random musings: BALSAM and BATSMAN...

Have no idea whether that's any help in any shape or form! Well, a batsman IS an opener...but how to make the clue work is another thing altogether!