Answer:
I am a seed with three letters in my name. Take away the last two and I still sound the same.
I am a precious stone as clear as diamond. Seek me out while the sun's near the horizon. Though you can walk on water with my power try to keep me and I'll vanish in an hour.
A large oasis in the desert. Come with cash and leave with none. What am I?
I reach for the sky, but clutch to the ground. Sometimes I leave, but I am always around. What am I?
I am slim and tall many find me desirable and appealing they touch me and I give a false good feeling once I shine in splendor but only once and then no more for many I am to die for.
Why was the cook arrested?