Possible Clues:

• Apple Hardy heroine picked up after run finishing early
• Potato or apple variety
• Right in front of you and me, hard apple
• Autumn shade
• Apple user’s confused time
• Reddish-brown concoction for user on street.
• Surest (anag) — kind of apple
• Brown with a red tinge
• Fungal disease coating southeastern variety of apple
• Oft-baked potato