Answer:
What asks but never answers?
It's like food but water kills it. What is it?
What can be big, white, dirty and wicked?
Late afternoons I often bathe. I'll soak in water piping hot. My essence goes through. My see through clothes. Used up am I - I've gone to pot.
Glittering points that downward thrust. Sparkling spears that never rust.
Why was the cook arrested?