Puzzles and Polls

So firstly, because I have been watching the Stanley Cup the last few nights - a poll about Hockey. Feel free to comment on this post but please do vote.

Secondly, because the Marines and Army are advertising heavily during the Stanley Cup and Matty and I were discussing it last night - a poll about our Armed Forces. Please comment here but also vote.

Puzzles!
1) What three six-letter words that are anagrams of one another can be used to complete the sentence below?
The designer made a beautiful collection in ______ colors, with ______ in the skirts and the ______ possible shades.

2) You look at the time and realize that it it were two hours earlier, it would be three time as long before midnight as it would be two hours from now. What time is it now?

3) Tom Swifty: First unscramble the letters in weach word below, then unscramble the word order to create a Tom Swifty sentence.
ALCO RIFE MOT ONEHUG SI LUFTAGLERY A FRO RETHE DAIS

4) The Great Detective was called in on a case where a man had been found stabbed to death in his apartment, fully furnished with a desk, chairs, TV, refrigerator, etc. No knife was found, but a sharp-bladed mold was found. The apartment was locked from the inside, and there was no sign that anyone had broken in. What happened?

5) Animal Matter: Each definition below applies to a word that begins with the name of a different animal. Can you find all three words?
a) To attack verbally ________ (8 letters)
b) Preprandial drink ________ (8 letters)
c) To confirm ______ (6 letters)

6) The names of three fruits are interlettered below. The letters are in consecutive order. Can you find them?
M P A E E P L A P O C L N H E