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Before the Hero had risen, there was another before him.

Riddle me this:

My prefix rises when suspicious;
See surprises, dark and raucous.

Our possession keeps my suffix;
Hoots will freshen in the late ticks.

Gently down, my infix leads;
Red around if awe proceeds.

Fly and flow, my affixes!
I'm bes†owed on crucifixes.

What am I?

What colour is the answer?
What is happening around it?
What are the three hidden words, including the answer?

This ends all. Big thanks to @Riley for making these Riley Riddles. You deserve the answer, but a golden one instead :D

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    $\begingroup$ Lol, I guess you had to make one more Riley! :D $\endgroup$
    – Goose
    Sep 21, 2018 at 0:31
  • $\begingroup$ @QuantumTwinkie I am a bit religious, so I had to dedicate a Riley to... hey, that will give it away! Hahah, that's all I'm saying for now :P $\endgroup$
    – Mr Pie
    Sep 21, 2018 at 0:32
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    $\begingroup$ where is the infix part? $\endgroup$
    – Shahriar Mahmud Sajid
    Sep 22, 2018 at 4:07
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    $\begingroup$ @ShahriarMahmudSajid I have answered my own riddle. I have not been active lately since I have earned the job of being a reporter for The Anagram Times and must submit at least three anagrams a day :) $\endgroup$
    – Mr Pie
    Oct 22, 2018 at 8:01
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    $\begingroup$ awesome, will definitely check it out $\endgroup$
    – Shahriar Mahmud Sajid
    Oct 22, 2018 at 8:24

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The answer is

Crown. The colour is brown. And a brawl is happening around it.

My prefix rises when suspicious;

Eyebrow $\to$ brow

See surprises, dark and raucous.

Crow. Change the b to c. (c = see [surprises]).

Our possession keeps my suffix;

Keeping via a possession $\to$ Own. Overall, this makes crown or brown.

Hoots will freshen in the late ticks.

Owl. Change n to l. "Freshen = Fresh n" and owls are awake at night, in the late ticks (time).

Gently down, my infix leads;

Row. (Row, row, row your boat. Gently down the stream...). Also in crown and brown.

Red around if awe proceeds.

Raw. "Red raw" and it has aw in it. From this you can make brawl, but do not make the word crawl because it starts with c (proceeds) and red around could refer to a STOP sign (red and roundish). So stop with crawl.

Fly and flow, my affixes!

Crows and owls fly. You can row a boat (flowing).

I'm bes†owed on crucifixes.

The brown crown worn by Jesus. When he was crucified, there was a brawl surrounding him. This answers the three questions.

Title:

A Heroic Riddle (Risen)

Jesus Christ was said to be risen three days after he was crucified.

Also,

@Riley deserves a golden crown :D

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    $\begingroup$ Nice answer! +1 $\endgroup$
    – Omega Krypton
    Oct 22, 2018 at 9:54
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    $\begingroup$ Make sure to accept your answer as correct ;P $\endgroup$
    – Sensoray
    Mar 28, 2019 at 12:57
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    $\begingroup$ it's so'kay to. Otherwise people will keep looking at it in the unsolved category and then they'll be disappointed when they click into it and it's been solved but not checked. I'm glad you posted an answer though. Wish I had been on and seen it when it was posted ^-^ $\endgroup$
    – Sensoray
    Mar 29, 2019 at 12:18
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    $\begingroup$ @Sensoray Oh, really? I did not know that. Eh, I suppose that justifies why I should accept the answer. Thanks for letting me know of that! I appreciate it. Hopefully I'll make more riddles to come that you can maybe take a crack at :P $\endgroup$
    – Mr Pie
    Mar 29, 2019 at 12:23
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    $\begingroup$ @Sensoray It's already been solved if you wanna take a look at the answer. But thanks for willing to check it out! I might as well check out some of your stuff, too.... wait, that sounds wrong... you know what I mean xD $\endgroup$
    – Mr Pie
    Mar 29, 2019 at 12:29
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Partial Answer:

Part A:

Our possession keeps my suffix; Hoots will freshen in the late ticks. --> Our possession=heart, suffix= Holy Spirit?

Part B:

Fly and flow, my affixes! I'm bes†owed on crucifixes. --> Jesus Christ? the cross instead of the 't' and "crucifixes"?

Part C:

Gently down, my prefix leads;Red around if awe proceeds --> Jesus Christ? Red = blood, Gently down --> implying Jesus bearing the cross to Calvary?

Part D:

Three hidden words= trinity, i.e. Father, Son, Spirit?

Part E:

Colour = White, representing Holy? (a wild guess)

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  • $\begingroup$ Sorry about that. I meant "infix" in the third line, not my prefix. $(+1)$ for your effort. I will personally answer this one. $\endgroup$
    – Mr Pie
    Oct 22, 2018 at 7:40
  • $\begingroup$ No problemo! Glad that someone else took a crack at this riddle :D $\endgroup$
    – Mr Pie
    Oct 22, 2018 at 11:26

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